tongs
tongs — 名詞
1. a handheld implement with two metal arms that pivot at a hinge, so that squeezin
夾子；鉗子
用來夾取物品的工具
a handheld implement with two metal arms that pivot at a hinge, so that squeezing the handles brings the tips together to grip objects firmly
The chef used a pair of tongs to lift the hot steak off the grill.
廚師用一把夾子把熱牛排從烤架上夾起來。
collocation: a pair of tongs
My grandmother reached for the coal tongs to add another lump to the fire.
我奶奶伸手拿起煤夾，往火裡再加了一塊煤。
collocation: coal tongs
Kitchen tongs let you turn hot vegetables in a pan without burning your fingers.
廚房夾子可以讓你在鍋裡翻動熱蔬菜而不燙傷手指。
register: kitchen context
The blacksmith picked up the red-hot horseshoe with heavy iron tongs.
鐵匠用沉重的鐵鉗夾起燒得通紅的馬蹄鐵。
collocation: iron tongs
Salad tongs make it easy to serve mixed greens at the dinner table.
沙拉夾可以輕鬆地在餐桌上分裝綜合生菜。
collocation: salad tongs
- a pair of tongs
- kitchen tongs
- coal tongs
- salad tongs
- sugar tongs
- iron tongs
- grip with tongs
- lift with tongs
文法句型
a pair of tongs
tongs + for + noun
用法筆記
Tongs are always referred to in the plural form; use 'a pair of tongs' to refer to a single tool.
常見錯誤
2. a heated styling tool shaped like a cylinder, used to twist and curl hair into r
電棒；捲髮夾
加熱後用來捲燙頭髮的工具
a heated styling tool shaped like a cylinder, used to twist and curl hair into ringlets or waves
Lin turned on her curling tongs and waited for the heat before curling her hair.
Lin 打開電棒開關，等加熱後才開始燙頭髮。
collocation: curling tongs
The hairdresser used a pair of curling tongs to give the bride soft, bouncy curls.
髮型設計師用一支電棒幫新娘燙出柔軟又有彈性的捲髮。
collocation: a pair of curling tongs
Do not press curling tongs against your skin too long or you will get burned.
不要讓電棒在皮膚上壓太久，否則會燙傷。
usage note: heat safety
My aunt prefers curling tongs over rollers because the curls last much longer.
我阿姨比較喜歡用電棒而不是髮捲，因為電棒燙出來的捲度可以維持更久。
- curling tongs
- a pair of curling tongs
- heat up the tongs
- curl with tongs
- curling iron
American English; the same tool
- curling wand
modern version without the clamp; a different shape
文法句型
a pair of curling tongs
curling tongs
用法筆記
In American English, this tool is usually called a 'curling iron' or 'curling wand' rather than 'curling tongs'.
常見錯誤
hammer and tongs
idiomwith great energy, noise, and force — used to describe two people arguing, fighting, or doing something very vigorously
激烈地爭吵或爭鬥
We could hear the neighbours going at it hammer and tongs, shouting at each other through the walls.
The two politicians went hammer and tongs at one another during the live debate on television.
同根字
- tong名詞C1