a book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type 明细账,分类账 the total balance of the purchases ledger. 购物账总结算额。
a flat stone slab covering a grave 墓盖石板
a horizontal scaffolding pole, parallel to the face of the building 脚手架横杆
a weight used on a fishing line without a float, to anchor the bait in a particular place 鱼饵定位坠子,固定底饵 [as modifier]ledger tackle. 定位坠子(固定底饵)渔具。
verb
[no obj.]fish using a ledger 用定位坠子钓鱼
语源
late Middle English legger, ligger (denoting a large bible or breviary), probably from variants of lay and lie, influenced by Dutch legger and ligger. Current senses date from the 16th cent., except the fishing senses, known from the 17th cent