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tweezers

/twee-zerz/US // ˈtwi zərz //UK // (ˈtwiːzəz) //

镊子,钳子,眉镊子,眉镊

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, extracting splinters, picking up small objects, etc.

Examples

  • Much of the content was chit-chatty girl talk about longing for manicures, pedicures, a pair of tweezers and “underwear that fit.”

  • "In a moment you won't see it," declared the doctor, as he adjusted the tweezers, getting a careful grip on the end of the hair.

  • It's all finicky work with tweezers and magnifying glasses, trying to get everything to fit in that little case.

  • Suitable tweezers may be obtained at the larger hardware stores or of watchmakers.

  • Throughout Central Africa a pair of tweezers for extracting thorns is an indispensable requisite in the equipment of every native.

  • We therefore proceeded with the experiment, and fixed into the object-glass the little animal, who was struggling in our tweezers.