Word · Frequency #17247
winch
绞车；卷扬机
a device with a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank, used for lifting or pulling with a rope or cable wound around it
- 1.
A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
一种由轴上的卷筒、摩擦制动器或棘轮棘爪、曲柄或原动机(常为电动或液压马达)组成的机器,可有或无齿轮,用于在起吊或牵引绳索或缆绳时提供更大的机械效益。
- 2.
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
由水平圆柱和曲柄组成的提升装置,缆绳缠绕其上
- 3.
A hoisting device used for loading or unloading cargo, or for pulling in lines.
用于装卸货物或牵引绳索的起重设备
- 4.
A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
一种用于染色或浸渍布料的机器
- 5.
A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
(动物因急躁或不安而)踢蹬
一种由轴上的卷筒、摩擦制动器或棘轮棘爪、曲柄或原动机(常为电动或液压马达)组成的机器,可有或无齿轮,用于在起吊或牵引绳索或缆绳时提供更大的机械效益。；由水平圆柱和曲柄组成的提升装置,缆绳缠绕其上；用于装卸货物或牵引绳索的起重设备；一种用于染色或浸渍布料的机器；(动物因急躁或不安而)踢蹬
In use
The truck driver used a winch to pull the boat onto the trailer.
They attached the cable to the winch and slowly lifted the engine out of the car.
The winch on the front of the jeep made it easy to move the fallen tree.
[noun] use a winch to do sth
常用于表示借助绞车完成提升或拖拽动作。
The rescue team used a winch to lift the heavy crate.
救援队用绞车吊起了沉重的板条箱。
[verb] winch sth + prep phrase
动词 winch 为规则变化：winch – winched – winched；可接介词短语表示方向或终点。
They winched the car out of the ditch.
他们用绞盘把汽车从沟里拖了出来。
[verb] be winched + prep phrase
被动结构常见于救援场景，表达某人或某物被绞车吊起或送抵某处。
Connections
Collocations
- electric winch
- 电动绞车
- They used an electric winch to lift the boat.他们用电动绞车吊起了船。
- hand winch
- 手动绞车
- The old hand winch still works perfectly.这台旧手动绞车仍然运转良好。
- winch cable
- 绞车缆绳
- Check the winch cable for wear before use.使用前检查绞车缆绳是否磨损。
- winch drum
- 绞车卷筒
- The rope wound around the winch drum.绳索缠绕在绞车卷筒上。
- winch up
- 用绞盘吊起
- They winched the engine up from the basement.他们用绞盘把发动机从地下室吊了上来。
- winch out
- 用绞盘拉出
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 winch 看成 win（赢）+ ch：赢家转动绞车摇柄，把缆绳一圈圈绞紧拉起。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：marine operations、off-road recovery、industrial lifting、emergency towing 该词作名词指绞车/卷扬机，作动词指用绞盘拉；多用于航海、越野救援、工业起重等场景，属中性技术用语，正式和口语场合都可见，日常闲聊中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with winch (/wɪntʃ/). Note the lookalikes 'wince' /wɪns/ and 'wench' /wɛntʃ/ have different final sounds.
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
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.