winch

winch
noun
  1. a hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope or chain winding around a horizontal rotating drum, turned by a crank or by motor or other power source; a windlass
    绞车,卷扬机;辘轳
    ■(Brit.)the reel of a fishing rod
    (英)(钓竿上的)钓丝螺旋轮
    ■another term for wince
    同 wince
  2. the crank of a wheel or axle
    摇柄,曲柄
verb
  1. [with obj.]hoist or haul with a winch
    用绞车拉;用卷扬机吊;用辘轳绞
派生
wincher
noun
语源
  1. late Old English wince 'reel, pulley', of Germanic origin; related to the verb wink. The verb dates from the early 16th cent
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