单词 | spoke |
释义 | spoke 1. n. & v. --n   1. each of the bars running from the hub to the rim of a wheel.   2. a rung of a ladder.   3. each radial handle of the wheel of a ship etc. --vtr.   1. provide with spokes.   2. obstruct (a wheel etc.) by thrusting a spoke in. Phrases and idioms put a spoke in a person's wheel Brit. thwart or hinder a person. spoke-bone the radius of the forearm. Derivatives spokewise adv. Etymology: OE spaca f. WG 2. past of SPEAK. |
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