thumbscrew

英式音标：[ˈθʌmskru:]

美式音标：[ˈθʌmˌskru]

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词义：

n.

翼形螺钉，拇指夹；

变形

复数：thumbscrews

英英释义

thumbscrew[ 'θʌmskru: ]

n.

instrument of torture that crushes the thumb

screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers

用法：

权威例句

Thumbscrew

Thumbscrew

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Thumbscrew (literary magazine)

Thumbscrew for pluggable modules

Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew

Wire gripper with knurled thumbscrew

Nietzsche's Thumbscrew: Honesty as Virtue and Value Standard

Stackable, recessed, locking, insulated thumbscrew

Thumbscrew, 2.0: software vendors unveil a new program designed to maximize revenues. Their revenues

Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew: Minority Rights and Procedural Change in Legislative Politics

Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew: Minority Rights and Procedural Change in Legislative Politics by Douglas Dion

Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew: Minority Rights and Procedural Change in Legislative Politics. By Dion Douglas . Ann Arbor: ...