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brass knuckles

铜指关节,黄铜指关节,铜指节,铜指环

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a band of metal with four holes that fits over the upper fingers and that is gripped when a fist is made, used for increasing the effect of a blow with the fist.

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  • But that project ran into serious hurdles with the network brass.

  • So maybe we should take a lesson from women with brass ovaries: comedy and feminism are longstanding bedfellows.

  • But even as he was receiving awards, the military brass was processing his discharge—they had found out he was transgender.

  • Violation of gravitas is being taken ‘extremely seriously’ by army top brass, source says.

  • The soldier launches into a comical strut and pretends to polish his guard box with his knuckles.

  • They were provided with sails and twelve oars each, and a falconet, or small brass cannon.

  • Mademoiselle snatched it from the hand, which was very tiny, and pink, with dimples where grown up folk have knuckles.

  • "I wonder if 'twas a brass drum, such as has 'Eblubust Unum' printed on't," said Mrs. Slocum.

  • Picture frames, nicely moulded in brass, were made here in 1825, by a modeller named Maurice Garvey.

  • The air was heavy with the perfume of frankincense which smouldered in a brass vessel set upon a tray.