英语词汇“scissors-grinder”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

scissors-grinder

/ˈsɪzəzˌɡrʌɪndə/

(also scissor-grinder)

noun

1A person who grinds scissors; especially a (typically itinerant) person who makes a living by sharpening scissors and knives.

2Any of various birds and other animals that make a call or sound resembling the sound of a scissors-grinder's wheel: (in Bermuda) a cicada; (English regional ) the nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; ( Australian ) the restless flycatcher, Myiagra inquieta.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Keyssler's Travels. In some forms from the singular of scissors + grinder.

单词	scissors-grinder
释义	scissors-grinder /ˈsɪzəzˌɡrʌɪndə/ (also scissor-grinder) noun 1A person who grinds scissors; especially a (typically itinerant) person who makes a living by sharpening scissors and knives. 2Any of various birds and other animals that make a call or sound resembling the sound of a scissors-grinder's wheel: (in Bermuda) a cicada; (English regional ) the nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; ( Australian ) the restless flycatcher, Myiagra inquieta. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Keyssler's Travels. In some forms from the singular of scissors + grinder.
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