| 单词 | block and tackle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblock and tackle P6. block and tackle: a mechanism consisting of a pulley block together with ropes and a hook, used for lifting or moving heavy objects; cf. tackle n. 3a.In quot. 1864 figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > tackle tackle1539 teagle1828 block and tackle1838 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [noun] tackle1539 purchase1711 made block1794 block and tackle1838 1754 W. Emerson Princ. Mech. 308 Their use is to raise any weight by help of a block and tackle at top. 1864 O. W. Norton Army Lett. (1903) 221 General Birney seems to consider the Eighth as..block and tackle by which to hoist his favorites into place and power. 1935 Discovery Mar. 77/1 A suitable block-and-tackle is essential in order that the boat may be hauled far enough up the shore. 2005 New Yorker 28 Feb. 64/2 I joined them on small moving jobs, more than once mooring the guide rope on a block and tackle as we shifted a couch through the upstairs window of a Brooklyn apartment. < as lemmas |
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