spindle

英 [ˈspɪndl]

美 [ˈspɪndl]

n. 轴; 心轴; 指轴; (手纺用的)绕线杆，纺锤
vi. 装锭子于; 长成细长茎; 用纺锤形锉打眼长得细长

复数：spindles　第三人称单数：spindles　现在分词：spindling　

Collins.1 / BNC.21263 / COCA.18073

牛津词典

noun

轴；心轴；指轴
a long straight part that turns in a machine, or that another part of the machine turns around
（手纺用的）绕线杆，纺锤
a thin pointed piece of wood used for spinning wool into thread by hand

(机器的)轴，心轴
Aspindleis a rod in a machine, around which another part of the machine turns.
(手纺用的)绕线杆
Aspindleis a pointed rod which you use when you are spinning wool by hand. You twist the wool with the spindle to make it into a thread.

noun

any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
1. the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order
Synonym:spike
a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
Synonym:mandrelmandrilarbor
a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe
(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division
1. chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis