| 词汇 | monkey-wrench |
| 释义 | monkey wrench noun[ C ] mainly USuk /ˈmʌŋ.ki ˌrentʃ/ us /ˈmʌŋ.ki ˌrentʃ/ a tool with parts that can be moved to tighten or unfasten any size of nut and bolt活扳手，螺丝扳手 Iurii Garmash/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Tools -pronged adjustable spanner adze Allen key auger awl excavator gavel gimlet gouge grapnel grappling iron grindstone plunger prong rasp razor knife reamer sander trowel monkey wrench | American Dictionarymonkey wrench noun[ C ] us/ˈmʌŋ·ki ˌrentʃ/ a tool that can be adjusted to hold or turn nuts and bolts (= metal fasteners that screw together) of different widths Examples of monkey wrenchmonkey wrench And some service stations started to sell other goods besides car spares - a practice that a contemporary journalist christened 'monkeywrench merchandising'. Somebody has thrown a monkeywrench into the works and the feeling here is that the utmost is not being done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not intend to put a monkeywrench in the machinery, but we shall do our best to support them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, such an event was not to be complete without a monkeywrench thrown in. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bugs recovers and gives chase only to be clobbered on the head by the gremlin with the monkeywrench, causing him to faint. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bugs then rouses himself and chases the gremlin who still has the monkeywrench, only to get clobbered on the head with it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He throws a monkeywrench into the machine, destroying it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Monkey wrenches are another type of adjustable spanner with a long history; the origin of the name is unclear. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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