crowbar
/ˈkrəʊbɑː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkrəʊbɑːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkrō-ˌbär/ (ame, mw)
crowbar — 名詞
- crowbarsingular
- crowbarsplural
1. a thick metal bar, usually with one curved or flattened end, that you push under
鐵撬；撬棍
一端彎曲、用來撬開重物的金屬桿
a thick metal bar, usually with one curved or flattened end, that you push under a heavy object or into a gap so you can lift the object or force something open by leaning on the other end.
Dario used a crowbar to lift the rusted manhole cover off the alley floor.
Dario 用鐵撬把巷子裡那塊生鏽的人孔蓋撬了起來。
use a crowbar to + verb (purpose)
The firefighters forced the warehouse door open with a crowbar after smoke filled the building.
煙霧瀰漫整棟建築之後，消防員用撬棍把倉庫的門撬開。
force something open with a crowbar
Mizuki pried the lid off the old crate using a small crowbar.
Mizuki 用一支小撬棍把舊木箱的蓋子撬開。
A rusty crowbar lay beside the broken window, suggesting how the thief had got in.
一支生鏽的鐵撬就丟在破掉的窗戶旁，看得出小偷是怎麼進來的。
Lakshmi kept a crowbar in her trunk for changing flat tyres on rural roads.
Lakshmi 在後車廂放了一支鐵撬，在鄉間道路上換爆胎時可以用。
- pry bar
American English variant; same tool, more common term in US hardware contexts
- jemmy
British English; specifically a short crowbar used by burglars
- wrecking bar
longer version with a claw end, used for demolition work
文法句型
a crowbar
with a crowbar
用法筆記
Often appears in fixed patterns: 'use/take a crowbar to (do something)' and 'with a crowbar' as the instrument. Frequently used in news contexts about break-ins and rescue work.