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ratchet
- IPA[ˈratʃɪt]
英式
- a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a cog or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only；a bar or wheel that forms part of a ratchet.
- operate by means of a ratchet；cause something to rise or fall as a step in a steady and irreversible process
verb: ratchet, 3rd person present: ratchets, gerund or present participle: ratcheting, past tense: ratcheted, past participle: ratcheted
noun: ratchet, plural noun: ratchets
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a cog or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only a ratchet screwdriver
- ▪ a bar or wheel that forms part of a ratchet.
- 2. a situation or process that is perceived to be changing in a series of irreversible steps the upward ratchet of property taxes
動詞
- 1. operate by means of a ratchet a ratcheted quick release system a smooth ratcheting action
- 2. cause something to rise or fall as a step in a steady and irreversible process the Bank of Japan ratcheted up interest rates again investors should ratchet down their expectations for earnings growth into single-digit territory
- ▪ rise or fall as a step in a steady and irreversible process the budget deficit continues to ratchet upward
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈraCHət]
美式
- a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a cog or tooth ... a ratchet screwdriver
- operate by means of a ratchet: a ratcheted quick release system a smooth ratcheting action
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[ˈraCHət]
美式
- (especially in African American usage) unattractively coarse, disreputable, or unfashionable ... she looks so ratchet in that dress
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[ˈratʃɪt]
英式
- (especially in African American usage) unattractively coarse, disreputable, or unfashionable ... she looks so ratchet in that dress
Oxford Dictionary
