Pitman
[pitmәn]
解释:
(noun.) English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897).
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解释:
(n.) One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.
(n.) The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes, a connecting rod in other machinery.
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例句:
- The cutter was driven by a pitman from a crank shaft operated through gear wheels from the main drive wheels. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- The consultation ended in the men returning to the windlass, and the pitman going down again, carrying the wine and some other small matters with him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
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