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单词 truckle
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
truck•le1  (truk′əl),USA pronunciation v.i., -led, -ling. 
  1. to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually fol. by to):Don't truckle to unreasonable demands.
  • special use of obsolete truckle to sleep on a truckle bed. See truckle2 1605–15
truck′ler, n. 
truck′ling•ly, adv. 
    grovel, bow, concede, kowtow.

truck•le2  (truk′əl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. FurnitureSee truckle bed. 
  2. Mechanical Engineeringa pulley.
  • Latin trochlea pulley. See trochlea
  • Anglo-French
  • late Middle English trocle sheave, roller 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
truckle /ˈtrʌkəl/ vb
  1. (intransitive) usually followed by to: to yield weakly; give in
Etymology: 17th Century: from obsolete truckle to sleep in a truckle bed; see truckle²

ˈtruckler n
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