单词 | lathe |
释义 | lathe/leɪð /noun A machine for shaping wood, metal, or other material by means of a rotating drive which turns the piece being worked on against changeable cutting tools.I take the bulk away with a wood lathe tool, take it down and smooth it out with clay tools, and buff it with a rubber pad....
verb [with object] Shape with a lathe: I have lathed metal in a machine shop...
OriginMiddle English: probably from Old Danish lad 'structure, frame', perhaps from Old Norse hlath 'pile, heap', related to hlatha (see lade1). Rhymes |
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