truckle

n. 小轮, 滑轮 vi. 屈从, 讨好

发音

其它 /ˈtɹʌkəl/

词形变化

truckles 复数 truckles truckles 三单 truckling 现在分词 truckled 过去式 truckled 过去分词

别名

troccle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small wheel; a caster or pulley.

  2. 2.

    A small wheel of cheese.

  3. 3.

    Ellipsis of truckle bed.

v.
  1. 1.

    To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.

  2. 2.

    To sleep in a truckle bed.

    不及物
  3. 1.

    To act in a submissive manner; to fawn, submit to a superior.

    不及物

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词源

From Middle English trokel, trocle, trookyl, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Medieval Latin trochlea (“a block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys”); or from a diminutive of truck (“wheel”), formed with -le, equivalent to truck + -le.

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