词汇 | crowbar |
释义 | crowbar noun[ C ] uk /ˈkrəʊ.bɑːr/ us /ˈkroʊ.bɑːr/ a heavy iron bar with a bent end that is used to help lift heavy objects off the ground or to force things open: (铁)撬棍 The thieves forced one of the windows open with a crowbar.窃贼用撬棍撬开了一扇窗户。 Eduard Lysenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Tools -pronged adjustable spanner adze Allen key auger awl excavator gimlet gouge grapnel grappling iron grindstone guillotine plunger prong rasp razor knife reamer sander trowel crowbar | American Dictionarycrowbar noun[ C ] us/ˈkroʊˌbɑr/ a heavy, iron bar with a bent end that is used to lift heavy objects off the ground or to force things open Examples of crowbarcrowbar At the gates of their house, the father was hit on the head with a crowbar. The appellant was holding the handlebars while the other boy tried with a crowbar to force open the chain and padlock securing the motor cycle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I heard of an incident this morning where the picket line was manned by a number of people including one who carried a crowbar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They first tried to dismantle the escalator and finally used a crowbar to release the child. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the first time, our policy will crowbar open higher education for poorer working-class students. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Several recent incidents have involved attacks by several dozen people armed with slegehammers and crowbars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We had to crowbar trust representatives into talking to the press. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certain steps are being taken, but a number of these offences arise through the destruction of the receptacles by crowbars and implements of that kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When a lorry driver was trying to get through, the crowbar was much in evidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was struck over the head with a crowbar, but two civilians arrested one of the malefactors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of us with vision can see the mineowners coming with their crowbar on a convenient occasion to send it down further still. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The vandals even scrawled obscene rhymes on the walls, threatening to sort her out with a crowbar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His only vulnerable part is his nose, so the thing to do is to hit him on the nose with a crowbar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He also sees a rock and a crowbar at his feet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The police endeavoured to act by persuasion, but were finally attacked with sticks, bottles and crowbars by a crowd of more than 200. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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