mangle
- IPA[ˈmaNGɡəl]
美式
- a large machine for ironing sheets or other fabrics, usually when they are damp, using heated rollers.；a machine having two or more cylinders turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed (to remove excess moisture) and pressed.
- press or squeeze with a mangle
verb: mangle, 3rd person present: mangles, gerund or present participle: mangling, past tense: mangled, past participle: mangled
noun: mangle, plural noun: mangles
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a large machine for ironing sheets or other fabrics, usually when they are damp, using heated rollers.
- ▪ a machine having two or more cylinders turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed (to remove excess moisture) and pressed.
動詞
- 1. press or squeeze with a mangle the hard household labor often involved pounding clothes in a dolly tub and mangling them with a hand wringer
