wrecking bar

IPA/ɹˈɛkɪŋ bˈɑː/
IPA/ɹˈɛkɪŋ bˈɑːɹ/

wrecking bar — 名詞

1. a short steel bar with one end split into a claw that grips nail heads, and the

1.名詞
釋義

撬棍

一端拔釘、一端彎曲的撬棒

a short steel bar with one end split into a claw that grips nail heads, and the other end curved and flat for lifting floorboards or forcing materials apart

例句

Wren slid the wrecking bar beneath the rotting floorboard and pressed the bar down to raise the board.

Wren 把撬棍塞到腐爛的地板下,壓下棍子把地板抬了起來。

collocation: slide + wrecking bar + beneath

Nikos needed a wrecking bar to free the rusted nails from the old shipping crate.

Nikos 需要一根撬棍來拔出舊運輸箱上的鏽釘。

同義詞
  • crowbar

    longer and heavier; used mainly for heavy prying and demolition, not designed for pulling nails

  • pry bar

    a general term for any bar used to lever things; a wrecking bar is a specific type with a nail claw

  • nail puller

    a tool designed only for extracting nails; lacks the curved prying end of a wrecking bar

常見錯誤

He used a crowbar to pull out the nails.
He used a wrecking bar to pull out the nails.
💡a crowbar is larger and heavier, with no split claw for gripping nail heads.