| 单词 | pincer-like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈpincer-like ˈpincer-like adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [adjective] > pincers pincer-like1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Louve de fer,..the (pinser-like) hooke of a Crane, &c. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. xiii. 496/2 (list of armorial bearings) Pincer like Spatula Linguæ. 1856 P. H. Gosse Tenby v. 52 Several observers have noticed the seizure of small roving animals by these pincer-like beaks. 1941 H. G. Wells You can't be too Careful v. iii. 249 When confronted by a pincer-like movement, a soldier and a gentleman abandons his men and material and bolts home. 1990 Reader's Digest Aug. 162/1 The men went to work with the Jaws of Life, a hydraulic, pincer-like tool of extraordinary power. < as lemmas |
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