| 单词 | switch-blade |
| 释义 | > as lemmasswitch-blade switch-blade n. (a) the ‘blade’ or hinged strip of metal of a ‘knife-switch’ in an electrical apparatus, which is inserted between the jaws to complete the circuit; (b) a pocket knife with a blade released by pressing a button or similar device on the handle (cf. flick-knife n. at flick n.1 Compounds); in full, switch-blade knife. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > pocket-knife pocket knife1676 jackknife1683 barlow knife1779 stick knife1819 shut-knife1879 toad-stabber1885 switch-blade1909 blade1920 Batangas knife1937 switch-knife1955 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > device to open or close circuit > [noun] > knife-switch > blade of switch-blade1909 1909 Installation News 3 119/2 The switch blades are fitted with sparking contacts. 1932 L. Hughes Negro Mother 13 'Cause I carries a switch-blade And I swing it a-hummin', And if I don't get you goin', I'll cut you down comin'. 1950 H. Patterson & E. Conrad Scottsboro Boy ii. ii. 96 He put the shears in his pocket and went to his cell. I had a switch-blade knife. I went looking for him. 1957 New Yorker 5 Oct. 64/1 A fist fight between two champions, but there are emotional complications, and the switch-blade knives are put to work. 1975 P. Theroux Great Railway Bazaar xxx. 342 I would have plotted myself into danger; Sadik would have had a switchblade and gold teeth. < as lemmas |
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