wimble

n. 锥, 钻孔器, 钻孔清除器 [医] 匙形钻

发音

其它 /ˈwɪm.bəl/

词形变化

wimbles 复数 wimbles wimbled wimbles 三单 wimbling wimbling 现在分词 wimbled 过去式 wimbled 过去分词 more wimble 比较级 most wimble 最高级

别名

whimble

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various hand tools for boring holes.

v.
  1. 1.

    To truss (hay) with a wimble.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To bore or pierce, as with a wimble.

    及物

    1692, Anthony Wood, Athenae Oxonienses, London: Lackington et al., 1820, Volume 4, p. 39, […] a foot soldier had hid himself […] and being greedy of prey, crept into the vault, and cut so much of the velvet pall that covered the great body, as he judged would hardly be missed, and wimbled also a hole thro’ the said coffin that was largest […]

adj.
  1. 1.

    active; nimble

    废旧

    1579, Edward Hake, Newes out of Powles Churchyarde, London: John Charlewood and Richard Jhones, “The first Satyr,” And casting backe mine eye, I spyde a pretie wymble lad, Who saluing of his mate, dyd aske what newes were to be had.

    1614, John Davies, The Shepheards Pipe, London: George Norton, “An Eclogue between yong Willy the singer of his natiue Pastorals, and old WERNOCKE his friend,” Then nought can be atchieu’d with witty shewes, Sith griefe of Elde accloyen wimble wit;

    1755, Moses Mendez, “The Squire of Dames” Canto 1, Stanza 27, in Robert Dodsley (editor), A Collection of Poems in Four Volumes, London: R. & J. Dodsley, Volume 4, p. 135, Man throws the wimble bait, and greedy woman bites.

词汇关系

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上位词 1

词源

From Middle English wymble, wymbel. Compare Middle Dutch wimmel, Middle Low German wimel, wemel.

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