tongs

noun

1. 夹剪；夹具；钳子；烧瓶钳
   a tool with two long parts that are joined at one end, used for picking up and holding things
   1. a pair of tongs
      一把夹剪
2. 烫发钳；卷发钳
   a tool that is heated and used for curling hair

1. 侍者用一把银钳从篮子里夹起面包卷。 → see: The waiter lifted rolls from a basket with a pair of silver tongs.

1. He loved gardening. He went at it hammer and tongs as soon as he got back from work
   他酷爱侍弄花草。只要下班一回到家，他就兴冲冲地忙活起来。
2. They yell, shout and argue. For six hours a night they go at it, hammer and tongs.
   他们又叫又喊又吵，每晚都要乐此不疲地闹腾6个小时。
3. The waiter lifted rolls from a basket with a pair of silver tongs.
   侍者用一把银钳从篮子里夹起面包卷。
4. When I was your age my father died and I was sold to Tongs as maid. There I ate the cold leftovers every day and I was often scolded and beaten.
   像你这么大的年纪，我的爸爸死了，卖给童家里，吃残茶剩饭，还经常受骂挨打。
5. Instead of knives and forks, they were given large scissors, chopsticks and metal tongs.
   服务员给她们端上来的餐具也不是刀和叉，而是剪子、筷子和钳子。
6. But it's been scientifically proven that cars and aeroplanes contribute more to global warming than hairdryers and curling tongs.
   但科学已经证实了，汽车和飞机所带来的全球温室效应恶果，一定比风筒和鬈发钳带来的多得多。
7. For use with curling tongs and hair dryers.
   适合于使用卷发钳和吹风机。
8. Use tongs to immerse and remove objects from cryogenic liquids.
   用夹具浸入低温液体中来移动物体。
9. To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs.
   铗用火钳抓，拿住或操纵。
10. The rig tongs must be kept clean at all times and kept well lubricated.
    任何时候钻具大钳都应该保持干净和良好的保养。
11. Connect the makeup line ( s) and snub line to the rig tongs.
    连接猫头绳和钳尾绳到大钳上。
12. A compression spring is arranged between the two tongs of the clamping part.
    在所述夹持部两钳体间设有一压缩弹簧。
13. She used the tongs to add coal to the fire.
    她用火钳往炉火添煤。
14. No. There are huge grills at the picnic area in the park. Just don't forget the tongs and disposable chopsticks.
    不用，公园的野餐区有大型烤炉。只要别忘了带大夹子和免洗筷就行。
15. She used a pair of tongs to put some more coal on the fire.
    她用一把火钳往炉火上再加了一些煤。
16. This quirky bot is made of a vintage carburetor, old toy bulldozer parts, mini binoculars, salad tongs, a small copper tea pot, and candlestick parts.
    这古怪的机器人是一个老式化油器提出，旧玩具推土机零件，小型望远镜，沙拉夹，一个小铜茶壶和烛台部分。
17. Rig tongs must be kept clean to ensure proper operation.
    大钳必须保持清洁确保正确操作。
18. Please load the truck with bad tongs, slips and elevators!
    请把这些个坏大钳、卡瓦以及吊卡装到车上！
19. He picked up the hot metal with a pair of tongs.
    他用一把钳子夹起这块热金属。
20. It adjusts the distance and height of "V" tongs.
    不同皮辊的装夹，可调整“V”钳口距离及高度。
21. Realizing the importance of the task, he went at it hammer and tongs.
    认识到任务的重要性，他就全力以赴的做了这项任务。
22. Do not let tongs ride the drill pipe.
    不许把钳子打在钻杆上转。
23. The machine and tongs adopt the foreign technique standard production and CNC to process.
    机架及夹具采用国外技术标准生产及CNC加工。
24. Check power tongs and spinning rope are on drill floor.
    检查动力钳和尾绳是否在钻台上。
25. In a newspaper article, he came down on me, hammer and tongs.
    他在报纸上的一篇文章里，猛烈地攻击了我。
26. Do not hang the tongs on the edge of the boiler while sterilizing, to avoid deformation.
    沸煮消毒的一起，请不要将本品间接挂置于锅缘边。
27. I was so ragged and dirty that you wouldn't have touched me with a pair of tongs.
    我的衣裳是那样的破烂龌龊，就是叫你用火钳把我碰一下，你都不会乐意。
28. Power Tongs and Torque Turns Load Cells: Designed for use in power tongs or drill pipe make-up and break-out applications.
    动力钳和自动旋紧管箍机的载荷压力传感器：设计用在动力钳或钻杆的组装和拆卸应用中。
29. Cook until golden, gently turning with tongs, 2 to3 minutes.
    炸至金黄，用夹子轻轻翻滚，炸2到3分钟。
30. We can hear the neighbour going at each other hammer and tongs.
    我们可以听见邻居大吵大闹的声音。

n.

hammer and tongs

• 激烈争吵（或打斗）
  if two people are at it hammer and tongs or go at it hammer and tongs , they argue or fight with a lot of energy and noise

noun

1. any of various devices for taking hold of objects

   Synonym:    pair of tongs