lathe

名词 lathe:

1. machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

1. It's call a lathe.
   那叫机床。
2. Do you know how to use a lathe?
   你会使用车床吗?
3. Do you know how to work a lathe?
   你会开车床吗?
4. That lathe is used for shaping pieces of wood.
   那个车床是用来加工木材的。

lathe

n.（名词）
A machine for shaping a piece of material, such as wood or metal, by rotating it rapidly along its axis while pressing against a fixed cutting or abrading tool.
车床：通过压紧一种固定的切割或打磨工具并迅速沿轴线转动的办法来塑造一件材料（如木头或金属）的机器
v.tr.（及物动词）
lathed,lath.ing,lathes
To cut or shape on a lathe.
在车床上切割或塑造

来源：
Middle English [a device used by coopers, perhaps a turning lathe]
中古英语 [制桶工人用的装置，可能是旋转车床]
[probably of Scandinavian origin]
[可能来源于斯堪的纳维亚语]