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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- steelyard
['stɪljɚd]
['stɪljɑːd]
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noun
(提)秤
Collins English-English Dictionary
- steelyard
['stiːl"jɒːd]
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n
a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with two unequal arms. The load is suspended from the shorter one and the bar is returned to the horizontal by adding weights to the longer one
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n
[Etymology]
C17: from steel + yard1 (in the archaic sense: a rod or pole)
Examples
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一杆秤
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a steelyard
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我们应该重新校准一下这个秤的定盘星。
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We need to reset the weight marks on this steelyard.
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