fulcrum

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How to pronounce fulcrum in British English: 英 [ˈfʊlkrəm]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    the pivot about which a lever turns

单词词源

fulcrum (n.)
in mechanics, "a prop, a support" (on which a lever turns), 1670s, from Latin fulcrum "bedpost, foot of a couch," from fulcire "to prop up, support" (see balk (n.)).

双语例句

1. Any sign of fulcrum ?
2. The fulcrum of the axis of anxiety has shifted to china .
3. It can continue with efforts to tame house prices , crushing the property investment that is the fulcrum of domestic demand .
4. Did you say fulcrum ?
5. And republicans are backing away from using the federal debt limit as a fulcrum to move mr. obama .

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