| 单词 | hinge |
| 释义 | Word Frequency hinge(hɪndʒ) noun 1. a device for holding together two parts such that one can swing relative to the other, typically having two interlocking metal leaves held by a pin about which they pivot 2. anatomy a type of joint, such as the knee joint, that moves only backwards and forwards; a joint that functions in only one plane Technical name: ginglymus3. a similar structure in invertebrate animals, such as the joint between the two halves of a bivalve shell 4. something on which events, opinions, etc, turn 5. Also called: mount philately a small thin transparent strip of gummed paper for affixing a stamp to a page verb 6. (transitive) to attach or fit a hinge to (something) 7. (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to depend (on) 8. (intransitive) to hang or turn on or as if on a hinge Derived forms hinged adjective hingeless (ˈhingeless) adjective hingelike (ˈhingeˌlike) adjective Word origin C13: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch henge; see hang |
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