spanner

名词 spanner:

1. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
   同义词：wrench

1. It's no use asking Barry to help mend a car; he doesn't know one end of a spanner from the other.
   请巴里来帮忙修车根本没有用，他对扳钳之类的东西一窍不通。
2. 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。
3. I needed a special spanner and I couldn't beg, steal or borrow one anywhere.
   我需要一把特殊的扳手，但我无论如何也觅不到。