"pincer" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 螯钳
• 钳子

Definition

螯钳是指动物（如螃蟹、龙虾）的弯曲尖锐的夹子，也可以指用来夹持或钳住的工具。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要指螃蟹等甲壳动物的大钳子。描述工具时较少见，常用'钳子'。军事上有“钳形攻势”等词组表达类似意思。不要和昆虫口器混淆。

Examples

A crab uses its pincers to catch food.

螃蟹用它的**螯钳**抓食物。

Lobsters have very strong pincers.

龙虾有很强的**螯钳**。

The tool called a pincer helps to pull out nails.

一种叫做**钳子**的工具可以帮助拔钉子。

Watch out—those pincers can give you a really painful pinch!

小心——那些**螯钳**夹一下会很疼！

Soldiers used a pincer movement to trap the enemy.

士兵们用**钳形攻势**包围了敌人。

The crab lifted its big pincer in warning when we got too close.

当我们靠得太近时，螃蟹举起它的大**螯钳**作为警告。