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单词 gimlety
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gim•let /ˈgɪmlɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Buildinga small, sharp tool for boring holes, made of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle at the other.
  2. Winea cocktail of gin or vodka, lime juice, and sometimes sugar.

v. [+ object]
  1. to pierce with or as if with a gimlet.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. sharp;
    piercing:the old sailor's gimlet eyes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gim•let  (gimlit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other.
  2. Winea cocktail made with gin or vodka, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes soda water.

v.t. 
  1. to pierce with or as if with a gimlet.
  2. Also, gim•blet  (gimblit).USA pronunciation [Naut.]to rotate (a suspended anchor) to a desired position.

adj. 
  1. able to penetrate or bore through.
  • Gmc; compare Middle Dutch wimmel wimble
  • Old French guimbelet
  • late Middle English 1375–1425
gimlet•y, adj. 

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