Word · Frequency #17350
casters
脚轮；万向轮
casters is the plural of caster.
a small wheel on a pivot attached to the bottom of furniture or equipment so that it can be moved easily
- 1.
Someone or something that casts.
投掷者；铸造者；施放者。
- 2.
A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).
安装在大物体底部的带轮组件,便于滚动；通常有轮子、轴和安装件,有时带可旋转转盘。
- 3.
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
顶部带孔、用于撒糖、盐、胡椒等调味品的罐子。
- 4.
A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
放置一套调味瓶或佐料瓶的支架
- 5.
The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.
汽车前轮转向时旋转所绕轴线的倾角,垂直轴线定义为零主销后倾角
糖粉筛；有孔调味瓶；铸工；铸造工人；投掷者；铸造者；施放者。；安装在大物体底部的带轮组件,便于滚动；通常有轮子、轴和安装件,有时带可旋转转盘。；顶部带孔、用于撒糖、盐、胡椒等调味品的罐子。
In use
The office chair has five casters, which makes it easy to move around the desk.
She oiled the casters on the trolley so the cart would stop squeaking.
You can lock the front casters on the stroller to stop it from rolling away.
a caster on [furniture/equipment]
指家具或机器底部可转动的轮子，也叫万向轮。
The chair has four casters on its legs.
这把椅子的腿上有四个脚轮。
a [substance] caster
指顶部有细孔的调味品瓶，用来撒糖粉等。
She passed me the sugar caster at breakfast.
早餐时她把糖粉瓶递给了我。
a caster of [material]
指把熔化的金属浇入模具的工人。
Connections
Collocations
- swivel caster
- 万向脚轮
- Choose a swivel caster if you need to turn the cart in tight spaces.如果需要在狭小空间转动推车，就选万向脚轮。
- locking caster
- 带锁脚轮
- The hospital bed has locking casters so it stays in place.病床装有带锁脚轮，可以固定不动。
- furniture caster
- 家具脚轮
- The sofa rests on four furniture casters so it can be moved easily.沙发架在四个家具脚轮上，便于移动。
- sugar caster
- 糖粉罐
- She used a sugar caster to dust the cake with powdered sugar.她用糖粉罐往蛋糕上撒糖粉。
- caster angle
- 主销后倾角
- The mechanic adjusted the caster angle to improve handling.修车师傅调整了主销后倾角以改善操控。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象办公椅的脚轮 caster 一转，椅子像被 cast(抛)出去一样滑走。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：furniture and equipment、kitchen and baking、industrial metalworking caster 有多个名词义项，语域随场景而变化：脚轮/万向轮多用于家具和设备；糖粉筛（撒糖瓶）多用于厨房或烘焙；铸工一词多用于工业或正式场合。实际使用中通常需根据上下文判断具体含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
faster、master、plaster、disaster、blaster 都与 caster 押韵：从重读元音到词尾都是 /æstər/（美式）或 /ɑːstə/（英式）。注意 castle 是形近词：它也以 cast 开头，但其中的 t 不发音，读作 /ˈkæsəl/（美式）或 /ˈkɑːsəl/（英式），不要读成 /ˈkæstər/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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