spanner

IPA/ˈspænə(r)/
KK[spˈænɚ]IPA/ˈspænər/

spanner — 名詞

  • spannersingular
  • spannersplural

1. a tool with jaws or a fitted opening that grips a bolt head or metal nut so you

1.名詞B1
釋義

扳手

用來鎖緊或鬆開螺帽螺栓的工具

a tool with jaws or a fitted opening that grips a bolt head or metal nut so you can make it tighter or looser

例句

Zuri used a spanner to tighten the loose bolt on her bike.

Zuri 用扳手把腳踏車上鬆掉的螺栓鎖緊。

use a spanner to tighten a bolt

The plumber reached for a spanner before disconnecting the kitchen sink pipe.

那位水電工在拆下廚房水槽的管子前，先拿了扳手。

common repair context: plumbing work

常見搭配
  • adjustable spanner
  • ring spanner
  • use a spanner
  • tighten a bolt
  • loosen a nut
同義詞
  • wrench

    the usual American English word for this general tool

  • tool

    much broader; a spanner is one specific kind of hand tool

用法筆記

Mainly British English. American English usually says wrench for the same general hand tool, though more exact names may be used for particular designs.

常見錯誤

Please pass me the wrench spanner.
Please pass me the spanner.' or 'Please pass me the wrench.
these are mostly regional alternatives for the same general tool, so you normally use one word, not both together.

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常用片語

  • adjustable spanner
  • ring spanner
  • spanner set