單詞
cleaver
英 ['kli?v?]
美['kliv?]
基本信息
- n. 切肉刀；[五金] 劈刀
- n. (Cleaver)人名；(英)克利弗
GRE暢通詞匯
英文詞源
- cleaver (n.)
- late 15c., "one who splits," agent noun from cleave (v.1). Originally "one who splits boards with a wedge instead of sawing;" attested as part of a surname from mid-14c. Meaning "butcher's chopper" is from mid-15c.
This last ["Marrowbones and Cleaver"] is a sign in Fetter Lane, originating from a custom, now rapidly dying away, of the butcher boys serenading newly married couples with these professional instruments. Formerly, the band would consist of four cleavers, each of a different tone, or, if complete, of eight, and by beating their marrowbones skilfully against these, they obtained a sort of music somewhat after the fashion of indifferent bell-ringing. When well performed, however, and heard from a proper distance, it was not altogether unpleasant. ... The butchers of Clare market had the reputation of being the best performers. ... This music was once so common that Tom Killigrew called it the national instrument of England. [Larwood & Hotten, "The History of Signboards from the Earliest Times to the Present Day," London, 1867]
雙語例句
- 1. In fact, a cleaver is a class of ax.
- 實(shí)際上，切肉刀也是斧子的一種。
來自辭典例句
- 2. A butcher becomes a Buddha the moment he drops his cleaver.
- 放下屠刀,立地成佛.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. They are witty, cleaver and gifted, stern and kind, boastful and shy.
- 他們機(jī)智聰明或富有天賦 、 嚴(yán)厲或善良 、 自負(fù)或害羞.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Take out a meat cleaver and cut off their hand.
- 拿起切肉刀,砍斷他們的手.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Chicken Rice whacks it once side of her cleaver meat.
- “雞肉飯女士”忙著剁雞肉再切成片放在米飯的上邊.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
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