gimlet的读音 gimlet中文意思

英音  ['ɡɪmlət] 
美音  [ˈɡɪmlɪt] 
n. 手钻
adj. 有钻孔能力的
v. 用手钻钻
中文词源
gimlet 手钻
词源不详。可能来自拟声词,gim, 沙沙作响,-let, 小词后缀。
gimlet 用法和例句
I ordered you a gimlet .
我帮你点了一杯酒。
His gimlet eyes blinked at her .
他那双锐利的眼睛向她眨了眨。
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 .
任何囊中羞涩、目光贪婪、头脑空虚的傻瓜都可以出卖他的灵魂;同样,任何道行浅薄之徒都可以为了金钱出卖意义,把自己美化成穷困潦倒的艺术家。
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 .
所以,“金融创新”这一概念便毫无悬念地成为审视的焦点,现在国会正考虑通过各种途径来抑制银行业的发展过旺。

汉语翻译

n. 手钻, 螺丝锥
vt. 用螺丝锥钻洞
a. 锐利的, 有钻洞能力的
【机】 手锥

词型变化

动词过去式:gimleted 过去分词:gimleted 现在分词:gimleting 第三人称单数:gimlets 

英语解释

名词 gimlet:

  1. a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
  2. 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]