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Tongs Grasping Tange Cognates Dutch German Tɔŋz N.夹子,钳子

单词 tongs
音标 [tɔŋz]
解释 n.夹子,钳子
红宝书 【英】 n.夹子,钳子(any of numerous grasping devices hinged like scissors)
字源 tongs (n.)
Old English tange, tang "tongs, pincers, foreceps, instrument for holding and lifting," from Proto-Germanic *tango (cognates: Old Saxon tanga, Old Norse töng, Swedish tång, Old Frisian tange, Middle Dutch tanghe, Dutch tang, Old High German zanga, German Zange "tongs"), literally "that which bites," from PIE root *denk- "to bite" (cognates: Sanskrit dasati "biter;" Greek daknein "to bite," dax "biting"). For sense evolution, compare French mordache "tongs," from mordre "to bite."
不择手段背单词 n. 夹子, 钳子(用来抓取的工具)
【类】tongs: grasping = reel: winding钳子用来抓取 = 卷轴用来旋转
趣味全助记 【记】音:捅,用煤钳捅炉子;音:痛,夹一下会很痛

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