a handle used to operate a vehicle or a machine （車輛或機器的）操縱杆，控制杆 Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringc1He threw a lever and the engines roared to life. 他猛拉操縱桿，發動機轟隆隆地啓動起來。 Set all three levers to the 0 position. 將 3 根操縱杆全部歸零。 The machine is operated by means of a lever. 這台機器通過一個操縱杆操控。 The machine will stop immediately once the lever is released. 一鬆開操縱杆，機器就會馬上停下來。 To release the brake, pull the lever towards you. 要鬆開剎車，將剎車桿朝自己的方向拉。 When the lever is operated, the machine sews backwards. 移動這根操縱桿，機器就會向後縫合。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brake
- control
- gear
- …
- move
- press
- pull
- …
- by a lever
- by means of a lever
- the position of the lever
a long piece of wood, metal, etc. used for lifting or opening something by somebody placing one end of it under an object and pushing down on the other end 杠杆 We had to use a lever to prise open the window. 我們不得不用杠杆撬開窗戶。 Use a tyre lever to get the tyre off. 用輪胎杆把輪胎卸下來。
- lever (for/against something)
an action that is used to put pressure on somebody to do something they do not want to do 施壓的行爲 Extra ExamplesIf this allegation is true, it will give us a useful lever against him. 如果這項指控屬實，將會成爲我們對付他的有力武器。 This could serve as a powerful lever for peace. 這能成爲維護和平的強有力的手段。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- useful
- act as
- be
- give somebody
- …
- lever against
- lever for
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French levier, leveor, from lever ‘to lift’.