-同义词和反义词
词性:|noun|
例句1. you can insert a lever and prise the rail off
词组
||1:The war on doorknobs is part of a broader campaign to make buildings more accessible to the elderly and disabled, many of whom find levered doorhandles easier to operate than fiddly knobs.||2:Vancouver's code adds private homes to rules already in place in most of Canada for large buildings, stipulating wider entry doors, lower thresholds and lever-operated taps in bathrooms and kitchens.
||1:在许多老残人士看来,杠杆式的门把手比小破旋钮好用得多;为了方便他们出入各式建筑物,一场大战已经打响,而门把手之仗正是其中一役。||2:温哥华法令在加拿大广义上的大型建筑物条例中添加了私人住宅一条,对宽门厅的门、低门槛、杠杆操作的厨浴水龙头都作出了规定。
|noun|
1.A means of pressurizing someone into doing something.
‘rich countries use foreign aid as a _lever_ to promote political pluralism’
‘They are the unelected bankers, media barons and industry chiefs who control the crucial _levers_ of power.’
2.A projecting arm or handle that is moved to operate a mechanism.
‘a control _lever_ ’
‘Reacting quickly, I attempted to squeeze the left brake _lever_ .’
3.A rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other.
‘a tyre _lever_ ’
‘An object that a _lever_ moves is called the load.’
|verb|
1.Lift or move with a lever.
‘she _levered_ the lid off the pot with a screwdriver’
‘He shook his head as he _levered_ the stone another inch.’
2.Move (someone or something) with a concerted physical effort.
‘she _levered_ herself up against the pillows’
‘She _levered_ herself up into a sitting position and opened her eyes.’
3.Pressurize (someone) to do something.
‘another sticking point is the money that will be required to _lever_ the unions into accepting a deal’
‘This money can be used to _lever_ in more funding from other sources that could lead to millions of pounds of investment going into the town.’
4.Use a lever.
‘the men _levered_ at the coffin with crowbars’
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