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mainspring

/ˈmeɪnsprɪŋ/ /ˈmeɪnˌsprɪŋ/

Meanings
noun

发条，主发条。

The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.

Examples :

"The old clock stopped working because the mainspring was broken. "
这个老钟不走了，因为里面的主发条断了。
machine part technical device time

Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration important

important adjective

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/

重要，关键，至关重要。

"It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

给予女儿生活上的独立性，让她从经验中学习，这一点至关重要。

Illustration ambition

ambition noun

/æmˈbɪ.ʃən/

雄心，抱负，志向。

"My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition."

我的儿子约翰非常想当一名消防员，他很有雄心壮志。

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

Illustration daughter

daughter noun

/ˈdɑ.tɚ/ /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɔ.tɚ/

女儿，千金

"I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter."

我已经有一个儿子了，所以我想再要个女儿。

Illustration stopped

stopped verb

/stɑpt/

停止，停下。

"I stopped at the traffic lights."

我在红绿灯前停了下来。

Illustration principal

principal noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsəp̬əl/

本金， 资金。

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

你每月还房贷的一部分用来减少本金，剩下的部分用来支付利息。

Illustration uncoiling

uncoiling verb

/ʌnˈkɔɪlɪŋ/ /ʌŋˈkɔɪlɪŋ/

解开，松开。

"The garden hose was slowly uncoiling as I pulled it across the yard. "

我拉着花园水管穿过院子，它正慢慢地解开卷曲的身体。

Illustration mechanism

mechanism noun

/ˈmɛkənɪzm/

机械装置， 机械结构.

"The bicycle's gears are a complex mechanism that converts the rider's pedaling motion into forward movement. "

自行车的齿轮是一个复杂的机械装置，它将骑车人的踩踏动作转化为前进的动力。

Illustration clockwork

clockwork noun

/ˈklɒkwɜːk/ /ˈklɑkwɝk/

发条装置，机械装置。

"The intricate clockwork of the grandfather clock chimed the hours precisely. "

那座老式落地钟里精密的机械发条装置精准地报出了时辰。

Illustration working

working noun

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɝkɪŋ/

运作，运行

"The construction crew's working on the new school building is going smoothly. "

建筑队在新学校大楼上的运作进行得很顺利。

Illustration literary

literary adjective

/ˈlɪt(ə)ɹi/ /ˈlɪtəɹɛ(ə)ɹi/

文学的，文艺的。

"a literary history"

一部文学史