pitchfork

英 ['pɪtʃfɔːk] 美 ['pɪtʃ'fɔrk]
  • n. 干草叉;长柄草耙;音叉
  • vt. 骤然把…塞进;骤然把…抛入

中文词源


pitchfork 叉子,干草叉

来自中古英语pickfork,干草叉,词义受pitch(扔,抛)影响而使拼写俗化。

英文词源


pitchfork
pitchfork: see pike
pitchfork (n.)
mid-14c., altered (by influence of pichen "to throw, thrust;" see pitch (v.1)) from Middle English pic-forken (c. 1200), from pik (see pike (n.4)) + fork (n.). The verb is attested from 1837.

双语例句


1. So I took the pitchfork and shoved it in its neck.
所以我拿了干草叉,扎进了它的脖子.

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2. Method 2 : Look for center points within the pitchfork.
方法 二: 围绕鱼叉中心点是否据有支撑或阻挡的能量.

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3. To lift or toss with or as if with a pitchfork.
用干草叉叉用或象是用干草叉叉起或翻动.

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4. A prong on an implement such as a fork or pitchfork.
一个餐叉或一个干草叉的尖头.

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5. Meanwhile, Apple is also feeling the antitrust pitchfork.
其间, 苹果公司也受到了反垄断的威胁.

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