| 单词 | Babbitt |
| 释义 | Babbitt 1. n. 1. (in full Babbitt metal) any of a group of soft alloys of tin, antimony, copper, and usu. lead, used for lining bearings etc., to diminish friction. 2. (babbitt) a bearing-lining made of this. Etymology: I. Babbitt, Amer. inventor d. 1862 2. n. a materialistic, complacent businessman. Derivatives Babbittry n. Etymology: George Babbitt, a character in the novel Babbitt (1922) by S. Lewis |
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