noun🔗Share绞盘，辘轳 Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights"The sailors used the windlass to raise the heavy anchor. "水手们用绞盘把沉重的锚升了起来。machinenauticaltechnologydevicebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share绕道, 弯路 A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course."The windlass of bureaucratic procedures made getting the permit a lengthy and complicated process. "官僚程序的绕道弯路使得获得许可变成了一个漫长而复杂的过程。nauticalmachinetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share绞盘，弩弓绞车。 An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow."The crossbowman used a windlass to pull back the heavy string and prepare to fire. "弓弩手使用弩弓绞车拉紧弓弦，准备射击。weaponmilitarydevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share绞起，用绞盘提起。 To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass."The fisherman windlassed the heavy anchor back onto the boat. "渔夫用绞盘把沉重的锚绞回了船上。nauticaltechnologymachineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share绕弯子，迂回。 To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means."Instead of directly asking her boss for a raise, Sarah decided to windlass around the subject by first highlighting her recent successes and contributions to the company. "莎拉没有直接向老板要求加薪，而是决定绕弯子，先强调她最近的成功和对公司的贡献，以此来旁敲侧击。wayactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
