ratchet
n
1 device consisting of a toothed wheel or bar with a catch that fits between the teeth allowing movement in one direction only 棘轮机构.
2 (also `ratchet-wheel) wheel that forms part of this device 棘轮. =>illus 见插图.
🗣️ 情景例句
She's through with her new boyfriend.
她跟新交的男朋友吹啦。
His failure was a lesson to us.
他的失败是我们的一个教训。
my aunt unexpectedly returned one afternoon with a party of guests and instructed Bessie to prepare dinner.