| 词汇 | thumbscrew |
| 释义 | thumbscrew 1 ENTRIES FOUND: thumbscrew (noun) thumbscrew /ˈθʌmˌskruː/ noun plural thumbscrews thumbscrew /ˈθʌmˌskruː/ noun plural thumbscrews Learner's definition of THUMBSCREW [count] 1 : a device used in the past to torture people by crushing their thumbs拇指夹（旧时刑具） — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 The government is tightening/putting the thumbscrews on dissenters. [=the government is putting a lot of pressure on dissenters to stop; the government is treating dissenters very harshly]政府严酷镇压持异议者。 2 : a type of screw with a flat-sided head that can be held and turned with your thumb and fingers翼形螺钉 |
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