lever
noun /ˈliːvə(r)/
/ˈlevər/
- a handle used to operate a vehicle or a machine
（车辆或机器的）操纵杆，控制杆 - Pull the lever towards you to adjust the speed.
把操纵杆往你身前拉动以调节速度。
Topics Engineeringc1- He threw a lever and the engines roared to life.
他猛拉操纵桿，发动机轰隆隆地启动起来。 - Set all three levers to the 0 position.
将 3 根操纵杆全部归零。 - The machine is operated by means of a lever.
这台机器通过一个操纵杆操控。 - The machine will stop immediately once the lever is released.
一松开操纵杆，机器就会马上停下来。 - To release the brake, pull the lever towards you.
要松开剎车，将剎车桿朝自己的方向拉。 - When the lever is operated, the machine sews backwards.
移动这根操纵桿，机器就会向后缝合。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brake
- control
- gear
- …
- move
- press
- pull
- …
- by a lever
- by means of a lever
- the position of the lever
- Pull the lever towards you to adjust the speed.
- a long piece of wood, metal, etc. used for lifting or opening something by somebody placing one end of it under an object and pushing down on the other end
杠杆 - We had to use a lever to prise open the window.
我们不得不用杠杆撬开窗户。 - Use a tyre lever to get the tyre off.
用轮胎杆把轮胎卸下来。
- We had to use a lever to prise open the window.
- lever (for/against something) an action that is used to put pressure on somebody to do something they do not want to do
施压的行为 - The threat of sanctions is our most powerful lever for peace.
实施制裁的威胁是我们争取和平最有力的施压手段。
- If this allegation is true, it will give us a useful lever against him.
如果这项指控属实，将会成为我们对付他的有力武器。 - This could serve as a powerful lever for peace.
这能成为维护和平的强有力的手段。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- useful
- act as
- be
- give somebody
- …
- lever against
- lever for
- The threat of sanctions is our most powerful lever for peace.
词源Middle English: from Old French levier, leveor, from lever ‘to lift’.