| 词汇 | piton |
| 释义 | piton noun[ C ] uk /ˈpiː.tɒn/ us /ˈpiː.tɑːn/ a spike (= a piece of metal with a sharp point at one end) that climbers put in cracks in the rock to support them or to attach a rope to : 岩钉 The climbers follow the cracks in the face where they can wedge their pitons.登山者沿着岩壁的裂缝攀登，可以在缝中楔入岩钉。 The cables are attached to the rock face by metal pitons.登山缆通过金属岩钉固定在岩壁上。 With cords and pitons they anchored him to the rock. Ropes used to break and welds on pitons broke all the time. He connected his rope to a piton projectile and fired it across the chasm. Mountaineering & rock climbing abseil abseil down something abseiling alpenstock alpinism climb climber climbing climbing wall coasteering free solo free soloing free soloist ice axe ice pick rappel rappelling rock climbing sherpa soloing Examples of pitonpiton Mountaineers have various safety equipment—helmets, running belays, pitons, karabines, and so on—which is not compulsory, but which most sensible climbers use. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The piton is an emergency reserve and not the basis for a method of working. 5. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Pitons and carabiners were just starting to be effectively adapted for use in the mountains. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It conceals a piton hidden behind the buckle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Pitons using cracks or holes in the rock are considered unsportsmanlike. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The anchor rings are attached to pitons, about 20 cm long, which are driven into holes using core drills or, more recently, drilling machines. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. With the invention of hard iron pitons, jumars and hammocks, wall climbing exploded in the 1960s and 1970s. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They were developed as an alternative to pitons, which are hammered into cracks and are more prone to damage the rock. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Repeated hammering and extraction of pitons damages the rock, and climbers who subscribe to the clean climbing ethic avoid their use as much as possible. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Until the 1940s protection was provided by the piton, driven into a crack in the rock with a hammer and stoppers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mastering the art of down-climbing also eliminates the need for piton protection while leading the climber's skill and self-confidence is his protection. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The smallest size can also work well in old piton scars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This concept revolutionized rock climbing and led to further success of the company, despite destroying the sales of pitons, formerly his most important product. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Between time spent surfing and climbing, he sold pitons out of the back of his car to support himself. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These pitons comprised 70 percent of his income. 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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