扳
Definitions
- 1. to pull
- 2. to turn (sth) around
- 3. to turn around (a situation)
- 4. to recoup
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Collocations
“扳”常与“开关”、“手指”、“一局”等搭配，如“扳开关”、“扳着手指算”、“扳回一局”。
Common mistakes
不要将“扳”误读作bǎn，正确读音是bān。
Example Sentences
1 shown他用力 扳 动开关，机器启动了。
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Words Containing 扳
Allen key
damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
open spanner
socket spanner
lever hoist pulley
to demand a high price
to pull out
to pull back
to recover some lost ground (in a competition)
spanner
to equalize
spanner
ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
to recoup losses (in gambling)
(gun) trigger
to lift the fishnet
railroad switch
pointsman
railroad switch
wrench
hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
adjustable spanner
pipe wrench