levers

英 [ˈliːvəz]

美 [ˈlevərz]

n.  (车辆或机器的)操纵杆，控制杆; 杠杆; 施压的行为
v.  (用杠杆)撬动
lever的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• See also:Push the tiny lever on the lock...The taps have a lever to control the mix of hot and cold water.gear lever
• 杠杆；撬棒
  Aleveris a long bar, one end of which is placed under a heavy object so that when you press down on the other end you can move the object.
• VERB 撬动；撬起；用力移动
  If youleversomething in a particular direction, you move it there, especially by using a lot of effort.
  1. Neighbours eventually levered open the door with a crowbar...
     邻居们最终用一根铁撬把门撬开了。
  2. Insert the fork about 6in. from the root and simultaneously lever it backwards...
     将耙子插入到离根部约6英寸的地方并同时向后扳。
  3. Alex levered himself up from the sofa.
     亚历克斯从沙发上撑扶着站了起来。
• N-COUNT （用作施加压力等的）手段，方法
  Aleveris an idea or action that you can use to make people do what you want them to do, rather than what they want to do.
  1. Radical, militant factions want to continue using the hostages as a lever to gain concessions from the west.
     激进的好战派想要继续利用人质作筹码来换取西方的让步。

双语例句

• Close locking levers on the partition grille, starting at the seats.
  关闭隔离格栅上的锁定杆，从座椅开始。
• We just seem to lack the levers.
  我们似乎只是缺少手段。
• I was confronted with an array of knobs, levers, and switches.
  我面对的是一大堆旋钮、控制杆和开关。
• We stand ready to use all policy levers to underpin confidence and the recovery.
  我们已准备好使用各种政策杠杆巩固市场信心和经济复苏。
• For now this arguably makes sense, as the efficacy of traditional monetary levers remains poor.
  就目前而言，可以说这种做法是有道理的，因为传统货币杠杆的功效仍不明显。
• Control panel overwhelms with levers, buttons and lights.
  满是杠杆，按钮和灯的控制面板。
• Dials and sliders are idioms borrowed directly from Mechanical-Age metaphors of rotating knobs and sliding levers.
  刻度盘和滑块都是直接从机械时代借用过来的习惯用法，它们分别对应旋转控制钮和滑动控制杆。
• It was much more that shift levers with detents.
  它做更多的变化与制动器的杠杆。
• We hold the president responsible for the economy, even though he has few economic levers at his command.
  我们也认为，总统应对国家的经济发展负责。即使他们掌控的经济调节杠杆很有限。
• They help you differentiate and expose the knobs and levers you need to drive your business.
  它们会帮助你区分并暴露出你需要驱动业务的“把手”和“杠杆”。