汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 老虎钳
老虎钳 (老虎鉗)
vise / pincer pliers
〈名〉❶台虎钳。❷手工工具,钳口有刃,多用来起钉子或夹断钉子和铁丝。
lǎo () qián
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

鳄鱼从我手里咬掉老虎钳,一口吞到肚子里——贪贪婪婪地。

The alligator bit the pliers out of my hand and swallowed them greedily.

老头儿的拳头象老虎钳一般捏紧了,胸膛因为满腔愤怒而起伏着。

The old man's fists closed like a vise , and his chest heaved with suppressed rage.

我才往后缩了缩,他那老虎钳般的手指就掐着我脖后跟把我扯了过去。

I flinched back and he grabbed the back of my neck with fingers like a vise. He shook me.

如果阿拉伯世界的石油武器是一个重锤,那这个时期石油产出的停滞和新兴市场逐渐增加的需求已像一个老虎钳挤压着石油市场。

If the Arab oil-weapon felt like a hammer-blow, this time stagnant oil output and growing emerging-market demand have squeezed the oil market like a vice.