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use a flail to thresh grain
Farmers used a flail to thresh the wheat.
农民用连枷打麦子。
连枷
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连枷
A tool used for threshing grain, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached by a chain or thong.
Farmers used a flail to thresh the wheat.
农民用连枷打麦子。
一种打谷工具,由长柄和通过短链、皮带等连接的短棒构成。
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.
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)
an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
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。
A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
旋转装置的一部分,常用于切割植被。
Part of a rotating device, often used for cutting vegetation.
The farmer used a flail to separate the grain from the stalks.
农民用连枷把谷粒从秸秆上打下来。
In medieval Europe, the flail was a common farm tool for threshing wheat.
在中世纪的欧洲，连枷是用来打麦的常见农具。
The museum displayed an ancient flail made of wood and leather.
博物馆展示了一把由木头和皮革制成的古老连枷。
Farmers used a flail to thresh the wheat.
农民用连枷打麦子。
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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。
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。
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。
挥舞连枷
He swung the flail in a wide arc.
他大幅抡起连枷。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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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。
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。
Plural: flails.
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