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n.(名词)A thin straight piece or bar of material, such as metal or wood, often having a particular function or use, as:杆,竿:一片或一根常有特定功能或用途的金属或木质细长直棒,如:A fishing rod.钓鱼竿A piston rod.活塞杆An often expandable horizontal bar, especially of metal, used to suspend household items such as curtains or towels.竹竿:一种用于吊挂窗帘或毛巾等家庭用具的通常可伸展的水平金属杆A leveling rod.水准尺A lightning rod.避雷针A divining rod.占卜杖A measuring stick.测量用的棒A shoot or stem cut from or growing as part of a woody plant.树枝条:生长在木本植物上的或从木本植物上砍下来的嫩枝或茎干
A stick or bundle of sticks or switches used to give punishment by whipping.笞鞭,棍棒:用于鞭打惩罚的细棍棒或枝条束Punishment; correction.惩罚;惩戒A scepter, staff, or wand symbolizing power or authority.权杖:象征权力或权威的宝杖、短棒或魔杖Power or dominion, especially of a tyrannical nature:权威:尤指具暴政性质的权力或统治权:例句:.under the rod of a cruel slavery.(John Henry Newman).在残酷的奴隶统治下.(约翰·亨利·纽曼)
Abbr. r.,rd缩写 r.,rdA linear measure equal to 5.5 yards or '.5 feet (5.03 meters).Also called pole 2杆:一种等于5.5码或'.5英尺(5.03米)的长度单位也作 pole2The square of this measure, equal to 30.25 square yards or 272.25 square feet (25.30 square meters).See table at measurement 平方杆:该长度单位的平方,等于30.25平方码或272.25平方英尺(25.30平方米)参见 measurementBible A line of family descent; a branch of a tribe.【圣经】 血统:家族;部落的一支Anatomy Any of various rod-shaped cells in the retina that respond to dim light.【解剖学】 视网膜:视网膜里的一种对昏暗的光线可作出反应的杆状细胞Microbiology An elongated bacterium; a bacillus.【微生物学】 杆菌:一种细长的细菌;杆状菌Slang A pistol or revolver.【俚语】 手枪,左轮手枪Often rods A portion of the undercarriage of a train, especially the drawbar under a freight car: 常作 rods 牵引杆:火车底部的一部分,尤指货车车厢下的牵引杆:例句:ride the rods.骑杆
来源:Middle English rodd 中古英语 rodd from Old English 源自 古英语