单词 | wrist |
释义 | wrist n.   1. the part connecting the hand with the forearm.   2. the corresponding part in an animal.   3. the part of a garment covering the wrist.   4. a (in full wrist-work) the act or practice of working the hand without moving the arm. b the effect got in fencing, ball games, sleight of hand, etc., by this.   5. (in full wrist-pin) Mech. a stud projecting from a crank etc. as an attachment for a connecting-rod. Phrases and idioms wrist-drop the inability to extend the hand through paralysis of the forearm muscles. wrist-watch a small watch worn on a strap round the wrist. Etymology: OE f. Gmc, prob. f. a root rel. to WRITHE |
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