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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

steelyard ['stɪljɚd] ['stɪljɑːd]
  1. 1. noun (提)秤

Collins English-English Dictionary

steelyard ['stiːl"jɒːd]
  1. 1. 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
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C17: from steel + yard1 (in the archaic sense: a rod or pole)

Examples

一杆秤
a steelyard
我们应该重新校准一下这个秤的定盘星。
We need to reset the weight marks on this steelyard.

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