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spinning jenny

纺纱的珍妮,纺纱的詹妮,纺纱珍妮,旋转的珍妮

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an early spinning machine having more than one spindle, enabling a person to spin a number of yarns simultaneously.

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Examples

  • The spinning jenny replaced weavers, buttons displaced elevator operators, and the Internet drove travel agencies out of business.

  • Then the commercial weight loss behemoths Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig joined this crowded field.

  • That distant whirring sound you hear is a long-dead Greek physician spinning in his grave.

  • Will you work with Jenny Slate, John Daly, John Mulaney, etc. moving forward?

  • Liz G., one half of “Publizity” [the other half of which, Liz B, is played by Jenny Slate] is one of the best on the show.

  • He's dazzling, fielding questions, spinning out anecdotes and limericks, sounding 35 and hungry for publicity.

  • It was a mighty simple transaction, but it produced some startling results for me, that same coin-spinning.

  • Remember how often you used to scold me for tangling the yarn, when you were spinning on the great wheel.

  • Lawrence returned the fire, and the ball struck Jerry's revolver and sent it spinning.

  • They reached the Black Caon road and went spinning into it, some of the wheels in the air.

  • The smack was well clear of the fleets and spinning along nicely to southward on a dark night, and Jack was at the wheel.