winch
n
machine for hoisting or pulling heavy objects by means of a rope or chain wound round a drum; windlass 卷扬机; 绞车; 辘轳. winch, v [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
move (sb/sth) by using a winch 用卷扬机移动(某人[某物])
winch a glider off the ground, ie pull it along by means of a winch until it rises into the air 用绞车把滑翔机拉起升空
The helicopter winched the survivor up (eg out of the sea) to safety. 直升机把幸存者吊起送到安全的地方(如救援海中遇难者).
🗣️ 情景例句
That's good news.
这是个好消息。
I was writing some letters to friends of mine.
我在写一些信给我的朋友。
For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.