auger
n. 螺旋钻, 木螺钻 [机] 木螺钻
发音
UK
/ˈɔː.ɡə(ɹ)/
其它
/ˈɑ.ɡɚ/
US
/ˈɔ.ɡɚ/
AU
/ˈɑ.ɡɚ/
词形变化
augers
复数
augers
augered
augering
augers
三单
augering
现在分词
augered
过去式
augered
过去分词
别名
augre
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
螺丝鑚
螺旋钻
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2.
A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).
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3.
A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
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4.
A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.
v.
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1.
To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
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2.
To proceed in the manner of an auger.
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3.
To daydream.
词汇关系
相关短语
词源
From a rebracketing of Middle English a nauger (seen as an + auger), from Old English nafugār (“nave drill”, literally “nave spear”), from Proto-West Germanic *nabugaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz. Cognate with Dutch avegaar.
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