His glance was like a gimlet , cold and piercing .
他的目光是一把钢锥,寒光刺人心脾。
Any fool with an empty wallet , a gimlet eye , and an emptier head can sell his soul ; just as any dilettante can trade meaning for money , and glorify themselves as a starving artist .
Not surprisingly , then , the whole notion of " financial innovation " is being looked at with a gimlet eye , and congress is now considering various ways to rein in the banking industry 's excesses .
hand tool for boring holes同义词:auger, screw auger, wimble
详细解释
gim.let n.(名词)A small hand tool having a spiraled shank, a screw tip, and a cross handle and used for boring holes.手钻:一种小的手工工具,有螺旋尖头,带槽纹的钻身,横装的手柄,作钻孔用A cocktail made with vodka or gin, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes effervescent water and garnished with a slice of lime.伏特加杜松子鸡尾酒:一种由伏特加和杜松子酒制成的鸡尾酒,加入柠檬汁使之甜些,并且有时加入苏打水并饰以一片柠檬v.tr.(及物动词)gim.let.ed,gim.let.ing,gim.lets To penetrate with or as if with a gimlet.渗透入或好象用手钻穿过adj.(形容词)Having a penetrating or piercing quality:锐利的:有突破力或穿透力的:例句:gimlet eyes.锐利的眼睛 来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Anglo-Norman guimbelet 源自 英法语 guimbelet perhaps from Middle Dutch wimmelkijn [diminutive of] wimmel [auger] 可能源自 中古荷兰语 wimmelkijn [] wimmel的小后缀 [钻孔器,钻孔机]