| 单词 | anglepoise lamp |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAnglepoise lamp A proprietary name for: a type of desk lamp with a jointed arm and counterbalancing springs that hold it in any position to which it is adjusted. Frequently attributive, esp. in Anglepoise lamp. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > desk lamp reading lamp1779 desk lamp1896 Anglepoise1935 1935 Times 29 Oct. 10/6 (advt.) The Terry Anglepoise is ‘the lamp that really makes you see what you are doing’. 1940 R. Graves & A. Hodge Long Week-end xx. 350 Angle~poise reading-lamps that would swing and bend in any desired direction. 1961 I. Murdoch Severed Head vi. 52 He switched off the centre lights and turned on a single anglepoise lamp on the work table which he swung round towards the pedestal. 2002 V. Coren & C. Skelton Once more, with Feeling 9 The visual standards of most porn films are nothing that we couldn't recreate with a home video camera and an anglepoise lamp. < as lemmas |
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