Word · Frequency #20795
flail
连枷
A tool used for threshing grain, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached by a chain or thong.
- 1.
A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
一种打谷工具,由长柄和通过短链、皮带等连接的短棒构成。
- 2.
an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
连枷(一种农具,手柄末端有可自由摆动的棍棒,用于手工脱粒)
- 3.
A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
一种武器,其通常为球形的打击部分通过链等柔性接头连接在手柄上。
- 4.
Part of a rotating device, often used for cutting vegetation.
旋转装置的一部分,常用于切割植被。
链枷；甩刀；一种打谷工具,由长柄和通过短链、皮带等连接的短棒构成。；连枷(一种农具,手柄末端有可自由摆动的棍棒,用于手工脱粒)；一种武器,其通常为球形的打击部分通过链等柔性接头连接在手柄上。
In use
The farmer used a flail to separate the grain from the stalks.
In medieval Europe, the flail was a common farm tool for threshing wheat.
The museum displayed an ancient flail made of wood and leather.
use a flail to thresh grain
Farmers used a flail to thresh the wheat.
农民用连枷打麦子。
Connections
Collocations
- threshing flail
- 打谷连枷
- The farmer used a threshing flail to separate the grain from the straw.农夫用打谷连枷把谷粒从秸秆上打下来。
- medieval flail
- 中世纪连枷（武器）
- The museum displayed a medieval flail used in battle.博物馆展出了一种用于战斗的中世纪连枷。
- flail tank
- 连枷扫雷坦克
- The army deployed flail tanks to clear the minefield.军队部署了连枷扫雷坦克来清除雷区。
- swing a flail
- 挥舞连枷
- He swung the flail in a wide arc.他大幅抡起连枷。
Synonyms
- chain mace
- 链锤（锤头以链或索连接在柄上的武器） · 仅限武器义；若指打谷农具，不可用 chain mace。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
flail 里有 fail，打谷时连枷甩偏就会失败；长柄+短棒靠链相连的农具。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：agriculture、historical weaponry、machinery 名词 flail 多用于正式或书面语境，指农具连枷、链枷类武器或机械部件；在日常口语中较少见，口语中更常使用其动词用法。
Grammar Note
Plural: flails.
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 flail 押韵，-ail 都读作 /eɪl/。注意别被拼写误导：file /faɪl/ 和 foil /fɔɪl/ 看起来相似，但元音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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