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单词 lever
释义
lever
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliː.vər/us
/ˈlev.ɚ/

levernoun[C](BAR/HANDLE)

abarorhandlethatmovesaround afixedpoint, so that one end of it can bepushedorpulledinordertocontroltheoperationof amachineormoveaheavyorstiffobject
杠杆，操纵杆，控制手柄
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Machines - parts
  • air compressor
  • air filter
  • axle
  • cogwheel
  • compressor
  • console
  • control panel
  • controller
  • cowl
  • differential gear
  • guard
  • instrumentation
  • jet
  • plunger
  • regulator
  • slide
  • split pin
  • universal joint
  • vee belt
  • wheel
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levernoun[C](ADVANTAGE)

something you use, oftenunfairly, totrytopersuadesomeone to do what youwant
（用以说服别人的）手段，把柄
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Power to control
  • ascendancy
  • authoritarianism
  • be abovesomeone'spay gradeidiom
  • big beast
  • buysomethingin
  • cradle
  • hegemonic
  • hegemonism
  • hegemony
  • implant
  • influence
  • ingrain
  • leverage
  • power vacuum
  • predominance
  • puissance
  • pull
  • redetermination
  • sway
  • tooth
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Advantage and disadvantage
lever
verb[Tusually+ adv/prep]
uk
/ˈliː.vər/us
/ˈlev.ɚ/

leververb[T usually + adv/prep](MOVE)

tomoveabarorhandlearound afixedpoint, so that one end of it can bepushedorpulledinordertocontroltheoperationof amachineormoveaheavyorstiffobject:
She leveredupthedraincover.
He leveredopentheenginecompartmentandreleasedagreatcloudofbluesmoke.
If you lever someone or something to aplace, youmovethem there withgreatphysicaleffort:
He levered himself out of hischairwith theusualdifficultyandopenedhisarmswide.
Jimfoughttopullhimself up, levering hisarmsdown.
More examples
  • She levered off thelidtorevealbagsandboxesofsweets.
  • Lever thewoodoff asgentlyas you can.
  • Shethrustback thebrightpatchworkquiltand levered herself to asittingposition.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Raising and lowering
  • depress
  • elevate
  • elevated
  • erect
  • go down
  • hike
  • hikesomethingup
  • hoick
  • hoist
  • jack
  • jacksomethingup
  • prise
  • prize
  • pry
  • putsomethingup
  • re-erect
  • ride
  • ride up
  • run
  • yo-yo
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leververb[T usually + adv/prep](GET ADVANTAGE)

tochangeasituationinordertosuityourself, often usingunfairmethods:
Thecompanygobblesuprivalsor levers them out of themarket.
Theyaccusedthecompaniesof usingpoliticalpressureto lever outcompetition.
More examples
  • She wasallowedto lever him out of thejobheenjoyedso much.
  • Theteamneed to lever themselves a littlefurtheraway from therelegationzone.
  • He has used hisbackgroundto lever himself up in hismilitarycareer.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Power to control
  • ascendancy
  • authoritarianism
  • be abovesomeone'spay gradeidiom
  • big beast
  • buysomethingin
  • cradle
  • hegemonic
  • hegemonism
  • hegemony
  • implant
  • influence
  • ingrain
  • leverage
  • power vacuum
  • predominance
  • puissance
  • pull
  • redetermination
  • sway
  • tooth
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Advantage and disadvantage
(Definition ofleverfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
lever
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliː.vər/us
/ˈlev.ɚ/

levernoun[C](BAR/HANDLE)

abarorhandlethatmovesaround afixedpoint, so that one end of it can bepushedorpulledinordertocontroltheoperationof amachineormoveaheavyorstiffobject
杠杆，操纵杆，控制手柄

levernoun[C](ADVANTAGE)

something you use, oftenunfairly, totrytopersuadesomeone to do what youwant
（用以说服别人的）手段，把柄

lever| American Dictionary

lever
noun[C]
us
/ˈlev·ər,ˈli·vər/
ahandlethat youmovetocontroltheoperationof amachine:
Hepushedthe lever into the "on"positionandstartedthemachine.
physics
A lever is also abar,movingover afixedpoint, that whenpresseddown at one end canmoveorliftsomething at the other end.
(Definition ofleverfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

lever| Business English

lever
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliːvər/us
/ˈlevər/
abarorhandlewhichmovesaround afixedpoint, so that one end of it can bepushedorpulledinordertocontrolamachineormoveaheavyobject:
Lower the lever tolockthemachineintoplace.
ECONOMICS,POLITICS,FINANCE
something you use totrytopersuadesomeone to do what youwantor to get theresultyouwant:
Usingtradeor othereconomictoolsas a lever ofdiplomacyis not new.
a lever for (doing) sthIfyourmortgageofferis less than youwanted, it may be ausefullever for getting thepriceof thehousedown.
lever
verb[T]
uk
/ˈliːvər/us
/ˈlevər/
totrytopersuadesomeone to do what youwant, ortryto get aparticularresult:
lever sb into (doing) sthBut thegovernmenthas notallowedthemarketto leveremployersinto thatposition.
(Definition ofleverfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflever

lever
The bar-press response would not be possible without the presence of the metallever(bar) that extends into the experimental apparatus.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There seems to be a movement towards nationalism, and often language is aleverin the dispute.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These remain publicly owned, publicly capitalized, and publicly accountable, but institution-level managers gain control over important operating levers, often including hiring patterns and salary ranges.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even a hungry rat rewarded by food for pressing aleveris to an extent controlling itself.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The other is the hook causing theleverto remain at rest prior to when the shutter release button is pressed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For example, the sound of the food dispenser may function concurrently as elicitor of conditioned salivation and conditioned reinforcer forleverpresses.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This program also began in 1993 with the aim of identifying barriers and highlighting potential levers to the process of getting research into practice.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The most obvious policy 'lever' suggested by this study for increasing the access of the poor to more remunerative wage labour is rural formal education.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The animal had easy access to theleverand food plate.
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Clearly, the extent and quality of forest cover is a potential policylever, and we present details on this measure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I hope that this little book may be theleverthat achieves the funding and inspires the tackling of the task.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This restoration happens because of the excess weight of theleverto the right of the point of support.
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The time from light onset toleverpress (causing light offset) was documented by computer and taken to be the stimulus duration.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The procedures for the cup - switch -leverand switch -lever- cup conditions differed only in the following respects.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As we select for more forceful presses, the presses continue to vary in force, but the averageleverpress becomes more forceful.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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