early 14c., "a winch, crane," from Anglo-French vice, Old French vis, viz "screw," from Latin vitis "vine, tendril of a vine," literally "that which winds," from root of viere "to bind, twist" (see withy). Also in Middle English, "device like a screw or winch for bending a crossbow or catapult; spiral staircase; the screw of a press; twisted tie for fastening a hood under the chin." The modern meaning "clamping tool with two jaws closed by a screw" is first recorded c. 1500.
实用例句
1. The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vise.
木匠把一块木料夹在夹钳当中.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work.
台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件.来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. The old man's fists closed like a vise, and his chest heaved with suppressed rage.
老头儿的拳头象老虎钳一般捏紧了, 胸膛因为满腔愤怒而起伏着.来自辞典例句
4. Joints are more easily opened, when one end is secured in a vise.
若把一端夹在虎头钳中,则较容易打开.来自辞典例句
5. The vise ( parallel - jaw vice ) is available to all of the bench work.
