monkey wrench

短语

活动扳手 [机] 活动扳手

发音

AU

词形变化

monkey wrenches 复数 monkey wrenches 三单 monkey wrenching 现在分词 monkey wrenched 过去式 monkey wrenched 过去分词

别名

monkeywrench

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wrench (spanner) with an adjustable jaw.

    猴子扳手

  2. 2.

    An unexpected or troublesome problem, obstacle or dilemma.

    比喻
v.
  1. 1.

    To apply a monkey wrench, e.g. to tighten or loosen nuts.

  2. 2.

    To introduce problems, to create unexpected trouble, to sabotage.

    习语

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

adjustable spanner adjustable wrench

词源

Already in use, and not unfamiliar among mechanics, by 1832; see discussion and references at Monkey wrench § Etymology and history.

来源：wiktionary