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

noun | verb

ratchetratchet1 /ˈrætʃɪt/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYratchet¹

Origin: 1600-1700 French rochet, from Old French rocquet point of a spear

a machine part consisting of a wheel or bar with teeth on it, which allows movement in only one direction

noun | verb

ratchetratchet2 verb [transitive always + adv./prep.]

VERB TABLE

ratchet

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	ratchet
	he, she, it	ratchets
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	ratcheted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have ratcheted
	he, she, it	has ratcheted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had ratcheted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will ratchet
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have ratcheted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am ratcheting
	he, she, it	is ratcheting
	you, we, they	are ratcheting
Past	I, he, she, it	was ratcheting
	you, we, they	were ratcheting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been ratcheting
	he, she, it	has been ratcheting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been ratcheting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be ratcheting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been ratcheting

to increase or decrease something by small amounts over a period of time: ratchet something ↔ up/down Raising the minimum wage would ratchet up real incomes in general.