pinion
n. 鸟翼, 翅膀, 翅前翼, 羽毛, 小齿轮 vt. 剪断翼尖, 绑住...两臂
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释义与例句
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A wing.
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The joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body.
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Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.
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A moth of the genus Lithophane.
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The smallest gear in a gear train.
及物 工程1844, Edgar Allan Poe, The Premature Burial A certain period elapses, and some unseen mysterious principle again sets in motion the magic pinions and the wizard wheels.
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To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.
及物When they are aboute fortnights olde (for they must bee driven noe longer) yow must watch where the henne useth to sitte on nights, and come when it beginneth to bee darke and throwe somethinge over the henne as shee broodeth them, then take and clippe every of theire right wings. Then when they are aboute moneths old, yow must come after the same manner and pinnion or cutte a joynte of every of theire right winges.
The Swanners gette up the younge swannes about midsummer [24 June] and footemarke them for the owners, and then doe they allsoe pinnion them, cuttinge a joynte of theire right winges, and then att Michaellmasse [29 Sept.] doe they bringe them hoame, or else bringe hoame some, and leave the rest att some of the mills and wee sende for them.
Suppoſe, thou Fortune could to tameneſs bring, / And clip or pinion her wing; / Suppoſe thou could’ſt on Fate ſo far prevail / As not to cut off thy Entail.
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To bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.
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To restrain; to limit.
比喻 及物I am pinioned by a chain of reasoning! Why else do his four friends conspire to conceal […]
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词源
From Middle English pynyon, from Old French pignon, from Latin penna (“feather”).
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