"nutcracker" in Chinese (Traditional)
堅果鉗胡桃鉗(芭蕾)
Definition
用來夾開堅果硬殼的工具。也可指聖誕節用的木製裝飾品或著名芭蕾舞劇《胡桃鉗》。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Nutcracker” 主要是堅果鉗,但也和著名芭蕾《胡桃鉗》或聖誕裝飾木偶相關。做為工具,只能叫“nutcracker”。講芭蕾時需大寫為“The Nutcracker”。
Examples
I need a nutcracker to open this walnut.
我需要一個**堅果鉗**來打開這個核桃。
The nutcracker is on the kitchen table.
**堅果鉗**在廚房的桌子上。
Have you ever seen 'The Nutcracker' ballet?
你看過芭蕾舞劇《**胡桃鉗**》嗎?
Every Christmas, my family puts a wooden nutcracker by the fireplace.
每年聖誕節,我家都會把一個木製的**胡桃鉗**放在壁爐旁。
Can you hand me the nutcracker? These nuts are impossible to open by hand.
你能把**堅果鉗**遞給我嗎?這些堅果用手根本打不開。
"The Nutcracker" is my favorite ballet—it's magical during the holidays.
《**胡桃鉗**》是我最喜歡的芭蕾舞劇,節日期間特別有魔力。