| 词汇 | rivet |
| 释义 | rivet noun[ C ] uk /ˈrɪv.ɪt/ us /ˈrɪv.ɪt/ a metal pin used to fasten flat pieces of metal or other thick materials such as leather铆钉 AlexLMX/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Nuts, bolts & screws bolt hobnail nail nut screw thread wing nut rivet verb[ T ] uk /ˈrɪv.ɪt/ us /ˈrɪv.ɪt/ to fasten parts together with a rivet: 铆，铆接 Many parts of an aircraft are riveted together.飞机很多部件都是铆接在一起的。 be riveted to not be able to stop looking at something because it is so interesting or frightening: （因感到有趣而）目不转睛地看；（因害怕而）动弹不得，呆若木鸡 It was an amazing film - I was absolutely riveted.那部电影太精彩了——我完全被吸引住了。 Fastening and tying be locked togetheridiom belay bind board something up bound bowline clamp gag granny knot half hitch harness hobble hogtie stake strap strap someone in strap something up strop tack tape something up rivet | American Dictionaryrivet noun[ C ] us/ˈrɪv·ɪt/ a metal pin used to fasten together flat pieces of metal or other thick materials such as leather rivet verb[ T ] us/ˈrɪv·ɪt/ If something rivets someone, it attracts and keeps someone's attention: Her performance riveted the audience. Examples of rivetrivet To hear a song again is not only to hear structure but that structure as totally fixed and riveted to larger auditory scaffolding. Thus, these events become memorable, that is, available for recollection or riveted to consciousness, by being stitched together with music. The performance of this multi-facetted and disparate score is a riveting one. As a result of collisions with the ice, a bow plate had buckled and numerous rivets had sheered or loosened, and she was taking water at an alarming rate. From the riveting to the mundane, much of adult conversation concerns talk about the absent : for example, scheming in world politics, planning trips abroad, or gossiping with friends. All make for riveting if dense reading and it seems invidious to single out any one element from the wealth of information gathered by the different projects. The package contained three sticks of gelignite, a fuse detonator and rivets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sound and other technicians were listening, riveted, to that broadcast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During my apprenticeship we progressed from using rivets to join plates together to welded sections, built in a shed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The specification admits of welded or of riveted construction, or a combination of both, to suit the capacity of individual manufacturers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The enormous size of the ship and the terrible extent of the loss of life no doubt riveted public attention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, oil companies are taxed differently from companies that make rivets, for example. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All the rivets and nails were unused, but they were rusty and mixed in sizes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our eyes have in the past been riveted and are today being riveted on the£rather than on production and techniques of production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The surveyor ordered a doubling plate to be riveted over the hole in the hull, and the ship was allowed to go to sea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of rivet 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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