lathe

/leɪð/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

车床;用车床加工

释义与例句

n. 车床
a machine for shaping wood or metal by rotating it against a cutting tool
  1. He shaped the wooden bowl on a lathe.
    他用车床把木碗加工成形。
  2. The factory has several large metal lathes.
    这家工厂有几台大型金属车床。
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  1. The apprentice learned to operate the lathe under supervision.
    学徒在监督下学习操作车床。
v. 用车床加工
to shape something on a lathe
  1. The metal rod was lathed into a smooth cylinder.
    那根金属棒被车成了光滑的圆柱体。
  2. They lathed the wood into table legs.
    他们把木材车成桌腿。
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  1. The parts are lathed to precise measurements.
    这些零件被车削到精确的尺寸。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 lathe 指车床,动词表示“用车床加工”;“在车床上加工”用 turn something on a lathe。

词族与关联词

易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • latrine 厕所;茅厕
    lathe /leɪð/ 是“车床”;latrine /ləˈtriːn/ 是“厕所、茅厕”,多见于军营或野外。
    The soldiers built a latrine near the camp. 士兵们在营地附近建了一个厕所。
常见搭配
  • on a lathe 在车床上
    The legs were turned on a lathe. 这些腿是用车床车出来的。
  • metal lathe 金属车床
    He works at a metal lathe in the workshop. 他在车间操作金属车床。
  • turn on a lathe 车削;车制
    Wooden spindles are turned on a lathe. 木轴是用车床车制的。