vise

vise

英 [vaɪs]
　　美 [vaɪs]

vt. 鉗住；簽準
　　n. 虎鉗，老虎鉗；簽證
　　n. (Vise)人名；(巴基)維塞

中文詞源：

vise 鉗子，臺鉗

來自拉丁語viere,綁，纏繞，葡萄藤，詞源同vine,wind,viticulture。用於指鉗子，因其“纏繞”固定而得名。

例句：

1. The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vise.
木匠把一塊木料夾在夾鉗當中.

2. The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work.
臺鉗上有刻痕的虎鉗牙幫助它緊咬住工件.

3. The old man's fists closed like a vise, and his chest heaved with suppressed rage.
老頭兒的拳頭象老虎鉗一般捏緊瞭, 胸膛因為滿腔憤怒而起伏著.

4. Joints are more easily opened, when one end is secured in a vise.
若把一端夾在虎頭鉗中,則較容易打開.

5. The vise ( parallel - jaw vice ) is available to all of the bench work.
所有的鉗工工作都可使用臺鉗 ( 平口鉗 ).