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screwdriver

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Tools, Drink
screw·driv·er /ˈskruːˌdraɪvə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. screwdriver.jpg TZa tool with a narrow blade at one end that you use for turning screws 螺丝刀,螺丝起子5 see picture at 见图 tool12. DFDan alcoholic drink made from vodka and orange juice 伏特加橙汁鸡尾酒,螺丝刀鸡尾酒
Examples from the Corpus
screwdriverTest for it with a screwdriver.Endill took his torch and screwdriver with him in case there was anything to unscrew.From the hardware drawer in the kitchen I equipped myself with a hammer, a chisel, and a mean-looking screwdriver.The lad tinkered happily with a multi-pronged screwdriver that couldn't possibly work in real life.Why had he never got round to building another sonic screwdriver?Blanche forced the screwdriver up into the crevice between the two halves of the sash window and heaved.Mr Reaves himself likens his operation to tinkering on a Model A Ford with screwdrivers and a pair of pliers.
screw·driv·er nounChineseSyllable
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screwdriver
screwdriver /ˈskruːˌdraɪvə $ -ər/ noun [countable]

1. a tool with a narrow blade at one end that you use for turning screws
2. an alcoholic drink made from vodka and orange juice


screw·driverBrE /ˈskruːdraɪvə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskruːdraɪvər/ 🔊 noun
a tool with a narrow blade that is specially shaped at the end, used for turning screws 螺丝刀;改锥
a cocktail (= an alcoholic drink) made from vodka and orange juice 伏特加橙汁鸡尾酒;螺丝刀(鸡尾酒)