| 释义 |
tongs | BrE tɒŋz, AmE tɔŋz,tɑŋz | plural noun ① (for coal) 火钳 huǒqián ; (in laboratory) 钳子 qiánzi ; (for salad, sugar) 夹子 jiāzi ▸ a pair of coal tongs 一把火钳 ▸ we've been going at this job hammer and tongs 我们一直在倾尽全力做这项工作 ② (also curling tongs) (for hair) 烫发钳 tàngfàqián |