From the tiny tin pin, the spinner pinched off an inch.
纺纱工从小锡别针上掐掉一英寸。
📖 牛津释义
spinner
1 person who makes thread, etc by spinning 纺纱者; 纺纱工
spinners and weavers 纺纱工和织布工.
2
(a) = spin bowler.
(b) cricket ball bowled with a spinning movement (板球的)旋球.
🔁 扩展释义
n. 纺纱工人, 旋床工人, 纺纱机, 机头罩, 旋转动作, (美)(非正式)卡车司机【计】 微调控制项【经】 纺织商
You see, I put some soil in the box, sow the seed carefully like this, and then cover it with more soil.
你瞧,我在盒子里放些泥土,像这样小心地把种子播下,然后再用多一点儿的土盖住种子。
No, I couldn't do that. Everybody else will be wearing jewellery. I can't be the only woman who isn't wearing jewellery.
不,我不能戴花。别的人都戴首饰,唯有我一个人不戴首饰,这怎么能行呢?
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.