noun🔗Share铰链，枢纽。 A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc."The heavy classroom door wouldn't open because the hinge was broken. "教室的厚重门打不开了，因为铰链坏了。partdevicebuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share铰链, 天然关节。 A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve."The oyster's shell has a strong hinge, allowing it to open and close easily. "牡蛎壳有一个坚固的铰链（天然关节），使其能够轻易地打开和关闭。biologyanimalnatureanatomystructurepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share邮票贴片，邮票铰链 A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album."To protect the stamp, I carefully placed a hinge on the back of the postage stamp before gluing it into my stamp album. "为了保护邮票，我小心地在邮票背面贴上一张邮票贴片/邮票铰链，然后再把它粘贴到我的集邮册里。stationeryitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share枢纽，关键。 A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend."This argument was the hinge on which the question turned."这个论点是问题的关键所在。philosophytimepointtheoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share中位数，四分位数。 The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution."The hinge for the math test scores was 85; half the students scored above that, and half scored below. "数学考试成绩的四分位数是85分；有一半学生的成绩高于这个分数，另一半低于这个分数。mathstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share枢, 主要方向 One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south."The old map indicated that the treasure was buried at the hinge of west and south. "那张旧地图表明宝藏埋藏在正西和正南的枢纽方位。directiongeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share装铰链，用铰链连接。 To attach by, or equip with a hinge."The carpenter hinged the heavy cabinet door to the frame. "木匠用铰链将厚重的橱柜门安装到了框架上。partbuildingarchitecturedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share取决于，依赖于。 (with on or upon) To depend on something."My success in school hinges on my ability to study regularly. "我在学校的成功取决于我是否能坚持规律学习。aspectpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share铰接断裂，断裂。 The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break."The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core."这个石片在石核的包裹体处发生了铰接断裂。archaeologygeologysciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弯曲，屈曲。 To bend."The old gate will hinge and swing open if you push it gently. "你轻轻一推，那个旧门就会弯曲着枢轴然后打开。functionpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
