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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。
撬棍；铁撬
crowbars — plural of crowbar
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
撬棍；铁撬
a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
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。
此处指撬棍工具；计算机中的‘短路器’不属于此条。
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。
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.
一种重型铁杠杆,一端锻成楔形
a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
一种防止过电压造成损坏的电路。
An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage.
一种仅用皇冠威士忌和柠檬汽水调制的鸡尾酒。
A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda.
He used a crowbar to pry open the wooden crate.
他用撬棍撬开了木箱。
She slid the crowbar under the heavy rock and pried it loose.
她将撬棍插到沉重的岩石下，把它撬松了。
The repairman grabbed a crowbar from the toolbox to bend the metal plate back into shape.
修理工从工具箱里拿了一根撬棍，把金属板撬回原形。
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。
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 后接宾语和形容词 open 作补语；with 短语表示所用工具。
She pried the wooden box open with a crowbar.
她用撬棍撬开了那个木箱。
Not this
He opened the box with crowbar.
Use this
He opened the box with a crowbar.
crowbar 是可数名词单数，单独使用时前面需要加不定冠词 a；中文里没有冠词，容易漏掉，所以正确形式是 with a crowbar。
Not this
There are two crowbar in the toolbox.
Use this
There are two crowbars in the toolbox.
crowbar 是可数名词，two 后面要用复数形式 crowbars；中文名词没有复数变化，容易忘记加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
用撬棍撬
He pried off the boards with a crowbar.
他用撬棍撬掉了木板。
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。
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。
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。
Use crowbars naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
乌鸦(crow)用铁棒(bar)撬东西——撬棍。
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。
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/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.