| 单词 | rivet |
| 释义 | rivet n. & v. --n a nail or bolt for holding together metal plates etc., its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place. --vtr. (riveted, riveting) 1. a join or fasten with rivets. b beat out or press down the end of (a nail or bolt). c fix; make immovable. 2. a (foll. by on, upon) direct intently (one's eyes or attention etc.). b (esp. as riveting adj.) engross (a person or the attention). Derivatives riveter n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. river clench, of unkn. orig. |
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