| 释义 |
truck·le
I. \ˈtrəkəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English trookel, trocle, from Latin trochlea sheaf of pulleys — more at trochlea
1.
a. : a small wheel; especially : pulley
b. : a small roller used to move a heavy object : caster
2. : truckle bed
3. dialect England : a small barrel-shaped cheese
II. intransitive verb
(truckled ; truckled ; truckling \-k(ə)liŋ\ ; truckles)
Etymology: from truckle (in truckle bed)
1. obsolete : to sleep in a truckle bed
2. [so called from the fact that the truckle bed was usually pushed under the larger standard bed] : to act in a subservient manner : yield to the wishes or the will of another : bend obsequiously : submit
< he would truckle to no man — V.L.Parrington >
< people who will always truckle to those who have money — Archibald Marshall > |