noun🔗Shareスパナ, レンチA hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench."I used a spanner to tighten the bolts on my bicycle. "自転車のボルトを締めるためにスパナを使いました。itemmachinetechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareスパナOne who, or that which, spans."The mountain range was a natural spanner across the valley, making direct travel impossible. "山脈は谷を横切る自然なスパナであり、直接的な移動を不可能にしました。technicalutensilmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareスパナA hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket."The museum displayed a musket alongside its spanner, used to wind the lock. "博物館は、ロックを巻くために使用されたスパナと共にマスケット銃を展示しました。utensilweaponhistorymilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareスパナA device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam."The engineer adjusted the spanner on the old steam engine, carefully timing the admission of steam to each cylinder. "技術者は古い蒸気機関のスパナを調整し、各シリンダーへの蒸気の供給を慎重にタイミングを計った。technologydevicemachinetechnicalhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share問題、障害A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)"The unexpected power outage threw a spanner in the works for our online exam. "予期せぬ停電は、私たちのオンライン試験の障害となりました。situationbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share間抜け, 愚か者(mildly) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.""Mark is such a spanner; he keeps forgetting to save his work, and then he has to do it all again." "マークは本当に間抜けだね。彼はいつも仕事を保存するのを忘れて、またやり直さなきゃならないんだ。personlanguagecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
