Thumbscrew
n. 翼形螺钉, 拇指夹\\n[机] 翼形螺钉, 蝶形螺钉
📖 牛津释义
thumbscrew
n former instrument of torture that squeezed the thumb 拇指夹（旧时的刑具）.
🗣️ 情景例句
Which advertisement company did you serve?
你在哪家广告公司做事？
My schedule is very flexible, and I am given a lot of freedom.
我的工作表很有变通性，使我十分自由。
and it spread to Britain where wild rabbits are regarded as a pest but where domesticated rabbits,equally susceptible to the disease, are the basis of a profitable fur industry.
这种疾病又蔓延到了英国。在英国，野兔被当作有害的动物，可是家兔是赚钱的毛皮工业的基础，然而家兔同样易感染这种疾病。