spanner

英 [ˈspænə(r)]

美 [ˈspænər]

n.  扳手; 扳子; 扳钳

复数：spanners　

TEM8化学

Collins.1 / BNC.15115 / COCA.37163

习惯用语

n.

(throw) a spanner in the works
• 干扰；出难题；从中捣乱
  (to cause) a delay or problem with sth that sb is planning or doing

牛津词典

noun

• 扳手；扳子；扳钳
  a metal tool with a specially shaped end for holding and turning nuts and bolts (= small metal rings and pins that hold things together)

柯林斯词典

• 扳手;扳钳
  Aspanneris a metal tool whose end fits round a nut so that you can turn it to loosen or tighten it.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 wrench, monkey wrench


• PHRASE 从中捣乱;横加阻拦;搅局
  If someonethrows a spanner in the works, they prevent something happening smoothly in the way that it was planned, by causing a problem or difficulty.
  1. A bad result is sure to throw a spanner in the works.
     糟糕的成绩肯定会坏事的。

in AM, use 美国英语用 throw a wrench, throw a monkey wrench

英英释义

noun

• a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
  Synonym:wrench

双语例句

• I'll need a spanner to change the back wheel.
  我需要一把扳手来换后轮。
• He threw a spanner into works by never investing this project.
  他不再投资这项工程而破坏了整个计划。
• He had sometimes seen her with oily hands and carrying a spanner.
  他有时看到她双手沾油，拿着板钳。
• This screw cannot move because of rust. We'll have to use a spanner to pull it out.
  这个螺丝已经锈死了，必须得用管钳子才能弄开。
• Please fetch me a spanner, and in short order.
  请递给我个扳手，快！
• 'A spanner,' said Mrs Parsons, immediately becoming invertebrate.
  扳手，帕森斯太太一下子软了下来。
• Hand wheel, lever and spanner driving and safety valve, pressure reducing valve, traps overleap this symbol.
  注：1、手轮、手柄和扳手传动以及安全阀、减压阀、疏水阀省略本代号。
• I spent an hour looking for a spanner and then found it on a shelf, staring me in the face.
  我花一个小时去找扳钳，后来在一个架子上找到了它。
• The job would have been finished sometime ago if you hadn't thrown a spanner in the works by supplying me with the wrong materials.
  要不是你给我提供错误的材料阻挠了我的工作，我早就把它做完了。
• She fished in her toolbox for the right spanner.
  她在工具箱里找合适的扳手。