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spindle /'spindl; 'spindl/ n 1 (in spinning) thin rod for twisting and winding thread by hand. (纺绩) 纺锤; 锭子。→ the illus at spin. 参看 spin 之插图。 2 bar or pin which turns round, or on which sth turns (eg an axle or a shaft). 指轴; 心轴。 '~-legged/-shanked adj having long, thin legs. 有细长之腿的。 '~-shanks n person with such legs. UM 长的人。 '~-berry/-tree n small tree with deep-pink berries and hard wood, used for ~s. 卫矛 (一种小树，木质坚硬，结深桃红色浆果，用制纺锤) 。 spindly /'spindli; 'spmdli/ adj long and thin; too tall and thin. 细长的; 过于髙而细的。 |