单词 | pinion |
释义 | Word Frequency pinion 1(ˈpɪnjən) noun 1. mainly poetic a bird's wing 2. the part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers verb (transitive) 3. to hold or bind (the arms) of (a person) so as to restrain or immobilize him or her 4. to confine or shackle 5. to make (a bird) incapable of flight by removing that part of (the wing) from which the flight feathers grow Word origin C15: from Old French pignon wing, from Latin pinna wingWord Frequency pinion 2(ˈpɪnjən) noun a cogwheel that engages with a larger wheel or rack, which it drives or by which it is driven Word origin C17: from French pignon cogwheel, from Old French peigne comb, from Latin pecten comb; see pecten |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含233703条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。