tourniquet
UK/'tuәniket/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A tight band twisted or fastened around a limb to stop severe bleeding.
止血带，压脉器（绕在肢体上拧紧以止血的带子）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom French *tourniquet*, related to *tourner* 'to turn / twist' (tornāre). A tourniquet works exactly as its root says: you twist or turn the band tighter and tighter around a limb until the bleeding stops.
Root tort still carries 27 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.apply a tourniquet扎止血带
- 2.tighten a tourniquet收紧止血带
- 3.release a tourniquet松开止血带
- 4.emergency tourniquet急救止血带
Example Sentences
- 1.
The medic applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
- 2.
Twist the tourniquet until the flow of blood stops.