| 单词 | pliers |
| 释义 | pliers (once / 16577 pages) n A pair of pliers is a tool that you can use to twist metal or to grip a tiny object. Jewelry makers often use small, narrow pliers to bend thin pieces of wire. There are many different types of pliers that do various jobs, from large, wrench-like pliers that plumbers use on pipes to tiny "needle-nose pliers" that electricians can fit into narrow spaces and grip small wires. Why pliers always come in "pairs" like jeans, eyeglasses, and scissors is a bit of a mystery. The word stems from the verb ply, "work with" or "use." WORD FAMILYplier: pliers+/pliable: pliability, pliably/ply: pliable, plied, plier, plies, plyer, plying/plyer: plyers USAGE EXAMPLESThe labor pains were radiating from deep in her gut, like pliers twisting her insides. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) Fritz went through everything from hammers and pliers to utility knives and power tools. Washington Times(Nov 12, 2016) For more than 130 years, Knipex, a family-owned company in western Germany, has made pliers for craftsmen around the world. Reuters(Nov 06, 2016) n a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws Syn|Hypo|Hyper pair of pliers, plyers locking pliers pliers that can be locked in place needlenose plierssmall pliers with long thin jaws for fine work pump-type pliersa type of pliers rib joint pliersa type of pliers slip-joint plierspliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws compound lever a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum hand toola tool used with workers' hands |
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