"sickle" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鐮刀

Definition

鐮刀是一種有彎曲刀片的手工具，用於割草、割穀物或農作物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“sickle”常用於農業場合，指的是一種割草或收割作物的手工具。別和“scythe”（大鐮刀）混淆，後者更大。在醫學中，“sickle”也出現在“sickle cell”（鐮形細胞），與工具無關。

Examples

The farmer used a sickle to cut the tall grass.

農夫用**鐮刀**割高草。

She bought a new sickle for the harvest.

她為收割買了一把新的**鐮刀**。

A sickle has a sharp, curved blade.

**鐮刀**有銳利的彎刀片。

My grandfather still prefers using a sickle instead of modern machines.

我祖父還是喜歡用**鐮刀**，不用現代機械。

Be careful—that sickle is really sharp!

小心——那把**鐮刀**很利！

People used to gather in the fields with just a sickle and some rope.

以前人們只拿著**鐮刀**和繩子到田裡工作。