| 单词 | rod |
| 释义 | Word Frequency rod(rɒd) noun 1. a slim cylinder of metal, wood, etc; stick or shaft 2. a switch or bundle of switches used to administer corporal punishment 3. any of various staffs of insignia or office 4. power, esp of a tyrannical kind a dictator's iron rod 5. a straight slender shoot, stem, or cane of a woody plant 6. fishing rod 7. Also called: pole, perch a. a unit of length equal to 51⁄2 yards b. a unit of square measure equal to 301⁄4 square yards 8. a straight narrow board marked with the dimensions of a piece of joinery, as the spacing of steps on a staircase 9. a metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion piston rod, con(necting) rod Compare shaft (sense 5)10. surveying another name (esp US) for staff1 (sense 8) 11. Also called: retinal rod any of the elongated cylindrical cells in the retina of the eye, containing the visual purple (rhodopsin), which are sensitive to dim light but not to colour Compare cone (sense 5)12. any rod-shaped bacterium 13. a vulgar slang word for penis 14. US slang name for pistol (sense 1) 15. short for hotrod Derived forms rodlike (ˈrodˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English rodd; related to Old Norse rudda club, Norwegian rudda, rydda twig |
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