英语词汇“lever”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

leverlever /ˈlɛvɚ, ˈli-/ ●○○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYlever

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French levier, from lever to raise

1a stick or handle attached to a machine, that you move to make the machine work: Pull this lever to activate the brake.2science a long thin piece of metal, wood, etc. that you use to lift something heavy by putting one end under the object and pushing the other end down3something that you use to influence a situation in order to get the result that you want: The White House used the threat of sanctions as a lever. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French levier, from lever to raise]—lever verb [transitive]: He levered up a few floorboards.

单词	lever
释义	leverlever /ˈlɛvɚ, ˈli-/ ●○○ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYlever Origin: 1200-1300 Old French levier, from lever to raise 1a stick or handle attached to a machine, that you move to make the machine work: Pull this lever to activate the brake.2science a long thin piece of metal, wood, etc. that you use to lift something heavy by putting one end under the object and pushing the other end down3something that you use to influence a situation in order to get the result that you want: The White House used the threat of sanctions as a lever. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French levier, from lever to raise]—lever verb [transitive]: He levered up a few floorboards.
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