spindle

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spin·dle /ˈspɪndl/ noun [countable]  1. TEa part of a machine shaped like a stick, around which something turns 〔机器的〕轴；心轴2. TIMa round pointed stick used for twisting the thread when you are spinning wool 纺锤；纱锭

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spindle• This is exactly what would be expected if alcohol acts as a spindle disrupting agent.• The Cucuteni graves contained vases, beads, spindle whorls, and three Goddess figurines in each one.• The severed blade was raised from the sawdust by an unseen hand and re-connected to its spindle.• A few years ago I wanted to invest in a new spindle moulder.• The sugared spindles and wings of grass Are etched on great goblets.• The king ordered all the spindles in the kingdom destroyed.• The control unit, the motor and the electronic parts of the spindle were imported.• I watched the spindles turning, unraveling this brittle clew that stretched between death and life.Origin spindle Old English spinel

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spindle
spin‧dle /ˈspɪndl/ noun [countable]1. a part of a machine shaped like a stick, around which something turns
2. a round pointed stick used for twisting the thread when you are spinning wool

spin·dleBrE /ˈspɪndl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspɪndl/ 🔊 nouna long straight part that turns in a machine, or that another part of the machine turns around 轴；心轴；指轴a thin pointed piece of wood used for spinning wool into thread by hand （手纺用的）绕线杆，纺锤