Word · Frequency #24017
crowbar
撬棍；铁撬
a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
此处指撬棍工具；计算机中的‘短路器’不属于此条。
- 1.
An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.
一种铁制或钢制撬棍,末端扁平或带钩,用作杠杆手动撬开物体。
- 2.
a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
一种重型铁杠杆,一端锻成楔形
- 3.
An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage.
一种防止过电压造成损坏的电路。
- 4.
A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda.
一种仅用皇冠威士忌和柠檬汽水调制的鸡尾酒。
一种铁制或钢制撬棍,末端扁平或带钩,用作杠杆手动撬开物体。；一种重型铁杠杆,一端锻成楔形；一种防止过电压造成损坏的电路。；一种仅用皇冠威士忌和柠檬汽水调制的鸡尾酒。；铁挺
In use
He used a crowbar to pry open the wooden crate.
She slid the crowbar under the heavy rock and pried it loose.
The repairman grabbed a crowbar from the toolbox to bend the metal plate back into shape.
use a crowbar to do sth
use 后接工具名词，再接动词不定式表示目的。
They used a crowbar to break into the abandoned house.
他们用撬棍闯进了那栋废弃的房子。
use sth as a crowbar
as 表示“当作”，说明并非真正的撬棍。
He used a thick stick as a crowbar to lift the stone.
他用一根粗木棍当撬棍来抬石头。
pry sth open with a crowbar
pry 后接宾语和形容词 open 作补语；with 短语表示所用工具。
Connections
Collocations
- use a crowbar
- 使用撬棍
- They used a crowbar to open the stuck door.他们用撬棍打开了卡住的门。
- pry with a crowbar
- 用撬棍撬
- He pried off the boards with a crowbar.他用撬棍撬掉了木板。
- a heavy crowbar
- 一根沉重的撬棍
- A heavy crowbar was propped against the wall.一根沉重的撬棍靠在墙上。
- force open with a crowbar
- 用撬棍强行打开
- The burglars forced the safe open with a crowbar.窃贼用撬棍强行打开了保险柜。
- put a crowbar under
- 把撬棍放在…下面
- Put a crowbar under the edge of the rock.把撬棍放在岩石边缘的下面。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
乌鸦(crow)用铁棒(bar)撬东西——撬棍。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常维修、建筑工地、五金工具 crowbar 是中性常用词，多用于口语和一般书面语，指撬棍或铁撬，常见于维修、建筑等场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
crowbar 可拆成 crow + bar。crow 读 /kroʊ/，与单词 crow（乌鸦）同形同音；bar 读 /bɑr/，与单词 bar（酒吧）同形同音，并和 car（/kɑr/）、star（/stɑr/）押韵。注意形近词：crown（/kraʊn/）以 crow 开头但元音是 /aʊ/；bare（/bɛr/）像是 bar 后加 e，但元音是 /ɛr/，并不读作 /bɑr/。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.