1670s, variant of dialectal skiver (1660s), perhaps from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skifa "a cut, slice" (of bread, etc.), Swedish skifer "a slate," which are related to shiver (n.1) "small piece."
skewer (v.)
1701, from the noun. Related: Skewered; skewering.
实用例句
1. I used a skewer to make an extra hole in my belt.
我用扦子在腰带上又打了一个眼儿.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Doctors have removed a skewer from the head of a Russian woman.
医生从一名女子的头部取出一把烤肉叉.来自互联网
3. Always plant stakes to skewer your own cavalry on.
放置木桩,然后就可以串烤你的骑兵了.来自互联网
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