Simon University HC的筆記本。 hcsimonl@gmail.com QualityTaiwan 中文品質手冊 http://www.qualitytaiwan.atwiki.com

482愛的鼓勵 3訂閱站台

cog
n. 機】鈍齒/雄榫
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
給...裝配齒輪
以雄榫連接
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
以雄榫連接
吻合,一致
擲骰子時作弊;詐騙

n. - 小船
日本語 (Japanese) ━━ n. 歯車の歯./ あまり重要でない人
1. One of a series of teeth, as on the rim of a wheel or gear, whose engagement transmits successive motive force to a corresponding wheel or gear.
2. A cogwheel.
3. A subordinate member of an organization who performs necessary but usually minor or routine functions.


前天IBM公司公開宣布：他們在印度的技術服務之投資將大幅增長，紐約時報的標題為：
India Becoming a Crucial Cog in the Machine at I.B.M.
這用得妙：cog in a machine表示組織中之螺絲釘等微不足道者--（組織の中の）歯車みたいな人間.—IBM公司之M為Machinery……在怎麼說，它在印度生意成長大，不過佔該公司全球的總額還是很小……

********
block and tackle　滑車とロープ.

A block and tackle (pronounced "block and take-el") is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads. Although used in many situations, they are especially common on boats and sailing ships, where motorized aids are usually not available, and the task must be performed manually. The block and tackle pulley was invented by Archimedes.
The most common arrangement is to have a set of fixed pulleys or "sheaves" all mounted on a single axle, and another set left to move. Each set is called a "block" (the whole assembly, with the rope, is the "tackle").

tack・le
━━ n. 道具 (fishing ～ 釣道具）; 巻き揚げ装置; 【海事】テークル, 滑車装置, 索具; 【ラグビーなど】タックル（すること）; 【アメフト】タックル ((guard とend の間に位置する2選手中の1人)).