| 释义 |
capstan /'kaepstan; 'kaepstan/ n upright barrellike object turned (formerly) by men who walk round it pushing horizontal levers, or (more usu today) by steam, etc, power, used for raising anchors, sails, etc and for pulling a ship to a wharf, etc. 绞盘; 起锚机 (从前由人绕四周走并推动水平杆以旋转之，或如今日更常见者，以蒸汽等动力旋转之，用以起锚、张帆及拖船至码头等)。 a space-capsule |