Wordiyopulley
🇬🇧 UK/'puli/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A simple machine with a grooved wheel and rope used to lift heavy objects or change the direction of a force
滑轮，滑车
v.
To raise or lift something by means of a pulley
用滑轮提升
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishpulleyother
=pulley
Common Collocations
- 1.pulley system滑轮组
- 2.fixed pulley定滑轮
- 3.movable pulley动滑轮
- 4.pulley and rope滑轮与绳索
Example Sentences
- 1.
Workers used a pulley system to hoist heavy building materials to the upper floors.
- 2.
A single fixed pulley changes the direction of force but does not reduce the effort needed.
- 3.
The gym machine relies on a cable-and-pulley mechanism to provide adjustable resistance.