| 单词 | thumbtack |
| 释义 | thumbtack noun[C] USuk/ˈθʌm.tæk/us/ˈθʌm.tæk/(UKdrawing pin)ashort,sharppinwith aflat, roundtop, usedespeciallyfor putting upnotices 图钉Compare pushpinUS  Ragnar Schmuck/GettyImages Pins, clips, hooks & pegs
thumbtack| American Dictionarythumbtack noun[C] us/ˈθʌmˌtæk/ashort,sharppinwith aflat, roundtopthat can bepushedintosoftwoodor othermaterial Examplesofthumbtackthumbtack From the fifth step, thumbtacks were tacked into the blocks, and random disturbance was introduced. From theCambridge English Corpus Their match include the use of a miniature beer keg as well as thumbtacks, barbed wire and a flaming table. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Electrified cage walls, cacti, tables, light tubes, glass, thumbtacks, baseball bats, and barbed-wire have been used in it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He goes on to say that he was attempting to throw thumbtacks in her cradle when he saw her. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Abyss removed the collar during the match and retrieved a bag of thumbtacks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She claims that he has been a really good tenant and says that she is lucky, but suddenly notices athumbtackon the wall. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This wheel then balances on a sharp pointed object such as athumbtack, pin, needle, or pen cover firmly planted on a flat surface. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The tape is affixed to the trunk at this point via several thumbtacks at this point and allowed to hang freely down the trunk. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Athumbtackmay also be made to spin on the same principles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thumb tack and push pin are both sometimes compounded (thumbtackor pushpin) or hyphenated (thumb-tack or push-pin). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Using thumbtacks or small nails as mounting posts was also common. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fraternity piano had thumbtacks on every hammer and produced a unique sound. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although the force applied to the surface is the same, thethumbtackapplies more pressure because the point concentrates that force into a smaller area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.En route to the city, the bus is forced to stop when all eight tires are punctured by a singlethumbtackin the road. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The following 1979 year's offering draws from just as big a notice board, but the musical thumbtacks are rarely strong enough to hold the ideas in place. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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