Hinge



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 铰链; 关键
• ［英］ n. 铰链 ( a joint) ; 关键 ( pivot)
• ［例］ The home is the hinge on which family life turns.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English heng; akin to Middle Dutch henge hook, Old English hangian to hang
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns
  • b. a flexible ligamentous joint
  • c. a small piece of thin gummed paper used in fastening a postage stamp in an album
• 2. a determining factor ; turning point

II. verb (hinged; hinging)

• Date: 1719
• intransitive verb
  • to be contingent on a single consideration or point — used with on or upon<the prosecution's case hinges on the DNA evidence>
• transitive verb
  • to attach by or furnish with hinges

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