释义 |
vise I. \ˈvīs\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French vis, viz something winding, winding stairway, screw, from Latin vitis vine — more at withy : any of various tools having two jaws for holding work (as in saw filing) that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam — see swivel vise, universal vise [vise 1] II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to hold, force, or squeeze (as work) with or as if with a vise < has a cigar butt vised in his teeth — James Stephens > |