distaff
发音
英 [ˈdɪstɑ:f]
美 [ˈdɪstæf]
-
- n.
- 卷线杆，拉线棒
单词词源
distaff 纺纱杆
来自古英语distaef, 纺纱杆，dis, 黄麻捆，staff, 杆。
双语例句
- 1. The worker is pushing the distaff .
- 工人们正在推卷线杆。
- 2. So , having no supper , she sat her down on the doorstep , and , bringing out her distaff , began to spin .
- 晚饭没得吃，于是她坐在门槛上，拿出她的纺纱杆开始纺纱。
- 3. At the moment several new factors are combining to favour the distaff side more .
- 此时，一些新的因素融合在一起，使得民众对女性政客更加偏爱。
- 4. May it fall on the head of joab and on all his father 's house ; and may there not fail from the house of joab one who has a discharge , or who is a leper , or who takes hold of a distaff , or who falls by the sword , or who lacks bread .
- 愿流他血的罪归到约押头上，和他父的全家；又愿约押家不断有患漏症的、长大麻风的、架拐而行的、被刀杀死的、缺乏饮食的。