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单词 rod
释义

rod ​‌‌

​noun countable
UK /rɒd/
Other entries for this word
hot rod noun
fishing rod noun
a rod for your own back phrase
rule someone/something with a rod of iron phrase
divining rod at divine
Word Forms
singularrod
pluralrods
DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    a long thin bar or stick made of plastic, wood, or glass

    a curtain rod

    Synonyms and related words
    Long and thin objects
    line
    strip
    stick
    1. 1a
      a fishing rod
      Synonyms and related words
      Hunting, shooting and fishing equipment
      bait
      barb
      cockpit
  2. 2
    ​medicala long thin cell in the retina in your eye. Rods make it possible for people and animals to see when there is not much light.
    Synonyms and related words
    The eye and parts of the eye
    aqueous humour
    baby blues
    choroid
    See alsocone ​
  3. 3

    spare the rod and spoil the child

    used to say that if you are not strict enough with your child in childhood they are bound to have problems when they grow up
    Spare the rod and spoil the child are true words of wisdom.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 26/07/2017
    Open Dictionary - July2017
  4. 4

    make rod for your own back

    used to say that something you are doing will be to your disadvantage later on
    If you try to do everything from scratch yourself you are making a rod for your own back.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 02/08/2017
    Open Dictionary - August2017
phrases
a rod for your own back

rod ​‌‌

​noun countable
US /rɑd/
Other entries for this word
hot rod noun
curtain rod noun
fishing rod noun
lightning rod noun
rule someone/something with a rod of iron phrase
divining rod at divine
Word Forms
singularrod
pluralrods
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    a long thin bar or stick made of plastic, wood, or glass

    a curtain rod

    Synonyms and related words
    Long and thin objects
    line
    strip
    stick
    1. 1a
      a fishing rod
      Synonyms and related words
      Hunting, shooting and fishing equipment
      bait
      barb
      cockpit
  2. 2

    spare the rod and spoil the child

    used to say that if you are not strict enough with your child in childhood they are bound to have problems when they grow up
    Spare the rod and spoil the child are true words of wisdom.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 26/07/2017
    Open Dictionary - July2017
  3. 3

    make rod for your own back

    used to say that something you are doing will be to your disadvantage later on
    If you try to do everything from scratch yourself you are making a rod for your own back.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 02/08/2017
    Open Dictionary - August2017
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