| 释义 |
spanner
UK ['spæn.ər] US [-ɚ] UK (US wrench)
noun countable
■a metal tool with a shaped end, used to turn nuts and bolts 扳手，扳子•an open-ended/adjustable/ring spanner开口／活动／梅花扳手
UK ['spæn.ər] US [-ɚ] UK (US wrench)
noun countable
put / throw a spanner in the works (US throw a (monkey) wrench in the works)
■to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding 从中捣乱；破坏计划•The funding for the project was withdrawn so that really threw a spanner in the works.企划案的资金被撤回，这真的打乱了计划。 |