gimlet
n
small T-shaped tool for boring a screw hole in a piece of wood 螺丝锥; 木钻; 手钻
(fig 比喻) eyes like gimlets, ie sharp eyes which seem to penetrate with their look 锐利如锥的目光.
🗣️ 情景例句
That'll be four yuan.
四元。
I'm going to wear my blue suit.Is that all right?
我想穿我蓝色的西装,那合适吗?
On turning eagerly to the text, one learns that the lady was a typist who found the sound of office typewriters worried her more and more until eventually she had to go into a mental hospital.