rod
UK [rɒd] US [rɑ:d] noun countable
■a long thin pole made of wood or metal 竿，杆，棒•He was given a fishing rod for his birthday.别人送给他一根钓鱼竿作为生日礼物。 •The concrete is strengthened with steel rods.混凝土内加入钢筋变得更加牢固。
UK [rɒd] US [rɑ:d] noun countable
make a rod for your own back UK
■If you make a rod for your own back, you act in a way which creates more problems for yourself in the future 自讨苦吃；自找麻烦；惹火烧身•By giving in to the terrorists' demands, the government will simply be making a rod for its own back.政府要是屈从于恐怖分子的要求就只会惹火烧身。 |