单词 | shuttle |
释义 | shuttle /'JaH; 'JaH/ n 1 (in a loom) cigar-shaped instrument with two pointed ends by which thread of weft is carried between threads of warp; (in a sewing-machine) sliding holder which carries the lower thread to meet the upper thread to make a stitch. (织布机之)梭(形似雪茄, 两端尖,用以使纬线穿织于经线间者); (缝纫机之)滑梭(使底线与面线相合而构成一针脚)。 2 (compounds) (复合字) ' ~- cock n round-based cork with feathers in it, struck to and fro across a net in the games of battledore and ~ cock and badminton. 羽毛球; 箧球。→ the illus at badminton. 参看 badminton 之插图(; ~ diplomacy, diplomatic negotiation requiring the diplomat(s) to travel to and fro between the groups involved. 穿梭外交活动(外交人员需往返于有关团体间以磋商事务者)。 '~ service, service (of trains, buses, etc) to and fro between places not far apart. (火岚,公共汽车等之)短距离的区间车。 vt, vi [VP6A, 15A, 2C] (cause to) move backwards and forwards, to and fro, like a ~. (使)穿梭般前后活动; (使)往返移动。 |
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