gimlet
noun /ˈɡɪmlət/
/ˈɡɪmlət/
- a small tool for making holes in wood to put screws in
螺丝锥;手锥;手钻;木钻 - (figurative) eyes like gimlets (= looking very hard at things and noticing every detail)
锐利如锥的目光
词源Middle English: from Old French guimbelet, diminutive of guimble ‘drill’, ultimately of Germanic origin. - (figurative) eyes like gimlets (= looking very hard at things and noticing every detail)