tongs

🇬🇧 UK/tɔŋz/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A tool with two hinged arms used to grip and pick up objects without touching them by hand.

钳子,夹子

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
tongsother
=tongs

Common Collocations

  • 1.a pair of tongs一把夹子
  • 2.kitchen tongs厨房夹
  • 3.barbecue tongs烧烤夹
  • 4.[sugar tongs]糖夹

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Use the tongs to turn the meat on the grill so you don't burn your hands.

  • 2.

    The laboratory technician picked up the hot beaker carefully with metal tongs.

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