spindles

['spɪndl]
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • N-COUNT
    (机器的)轴,心轴
    A spindle is a rod in a machine, around which another part of the machine turns.
  • N-COUNT
    (手纺用的)绕线杆
    A spindle is a pointed rod which you use when you are spinning wool by hand. You twist the wool with the spindle to make it into a thread.