fifth wheel
n. 第五个轮子, 半拖车接轮, 转向轮, 备用轮, 多余的人(或物)
例句与用法:
Beware of the fifth column. They often infiltrate into key positions and seek to undermine the body politic from within.
要提防隐蔽的敌人,他们经常渗透到关键岗位企图从内部破坏国家政体。
词形变化:
名词: fifth columnism |
ph.
1. 第五个轮子; 备用轮
2. 【喻】多余的人(或物)
Since my girlfriend didn't come, I was a fifth wheel at the party.
因为我女友没有来, 我在舞会上成为多余之人。
We decided to fire that worker, he was just a fifth wheel.
我们决定开除那个工人, 他不过是个多余无用之人。
fifth wheelnoun(chiefly N. Amer.)(主北美)- an extra wheel for a four-wheeled vehicle
(四轮车的)备用轮
■(informal)a superfluous person or thing
(非正式)多余的人(或物),累赘
- a coupling between a vehicle used for towing and a trailer
(挂车的)连接轮
■(亦作 fifth-wheel trailer)a trailer with accommodation for camping out
(有生活起居设施的)野营挂车
■(historical)a horizontal turntable over the front axle of a carriage as an extra support to prevent its tipping
(史)〉(马车前车轴上的)转向轮
fifth wheel
名词 fifth wheel:
someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
同义词:deadwood
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
同义词:spare
a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate