| 单词 | cog |
| 释义 | cog (once / 5322 pages) 1n 2v 3v An engine needs each of its part to work. It has gears which have wheels. Each wheel has cogs, or tiny teeth that fit together, making the wheel turn, the engine run. Every cog is essential to that engine. People can also be cogs — they are the workers who, day in and day out, perform their duties seemingly with no end in sight. Feeling disheartened, they might say, "I'm just a cog in the system." If you hear this, remind them of the true definition of the term cog — an instrumental part of the whole. WORD FAMILYcog: cogged, cogging, cogs USAGE EXAMPLESAs Alabama’s machine rolls into the College Football Playoff semifinal Saturday against Washington, it will feature a curious cog in Williams. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Everyone else was just a cog in their beef-and-grain-exporting machine. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) She insists that she is just a cog in the machine. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n tooth on the rim of gear wheel Syn|Hyper sprocket tooth something resembling the tooth of an animal 2n a subordinate who performs an important but routine function 2he was a small cog in a large machine Hyper foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling an assistant subject to the authority or control of another v join pieces of wood with cogs 3Hyper bring together, join cause to become joined or linked v roll steel ingots Hyper roll, roll out flatten or spread with a roller |
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