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IELTS BNC: 6923 COCA: 7487

lever

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 lever /ˈlɛvɚ/ /ˈliːvɚ/ noun
plural levers
1 lever
/ˈlɛvɚ/ /ˈliːvɚ/
noun
plural levers
Learner's definition of LEVER
[count]
1 
: a strong bar that is used to lift and move something heavy杠杆；撬杠
2 
: a bar or rod that is used to operate or adjust something on a machine, vehicle, device, etc.（机器、车、装置等的）控制杆
3 
: something used to achieve a desired result（用于达到某一目的的）手段，方法，工具
2 lever /ˈlɛvɚ/ /ˈliːvɚ/ verb
levers; levered; levering
2 lever
/ˈlɛvɚ/ /ˈliːvɚ/
verb
levers; levered; levering
Learner's definition of LEVER
[+ object]
: to lift or move (something) with a lever（用杠杆）撬动，撬起
— often used figuratively常用作比喻
IELTS BNC: 6923 COCA: 7487

lever

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noun

le·​ver ˈle-vər How to pronounce lever (audio) ˈlē- How to pronounce lever (audio)
1
a
: a bar used for prying or dislodging something
b
: an inducing or compelling force : tool
use food as a political lever Time
2
a
: a rigid piece that transmits and modifies force or motion when forces are applied at two points and it turns about a third
specifically : a rigid bar used to exert a pressure or sustain a weight at one point of its length by the application of a force at a second and turning at a third on a fulcrum
b
: a projecting piece by which a mechanism (see mechanism sense 1) is operated or adjusted

Illustration of lever

Illustration of lever
  • lever 2a

lever

2 of 2

verb

levered; levering ˈle-və-riŋ How to pronounce lever (audio)
ˈlē-;
ˈlev-riŋ,
ˈlēv-

transitive verb

1
: to pry, raise, or move with or as if with a lever
2
: to operate (a device) in the manner of a lever

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun They used their money as a lever to gain political power. Verb He levered the rock out of the hole. the workers used crowbars to lever the heavy stone block into its new position
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Younger merchants are often more likely to think of payments as a growth lever for their business and are seeking PSPs that can help accelerate their trajectory. Jordan Mckee, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 The composite carbon fiber plate serves as a lever to propel the foot forward and increase efficiency by using the best propulsion aspects of Puma’s track spikes. Adam Chase, Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2021 The mechanical advantage in a hi-lift is a simple lever. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 24 Aug. 2022 This is the lever that delivered Riot most of that relative king’s ransom in July. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2022 Yet this is often the only lever pulled by leadership. Michael White, Forbes, 5 July 2022 The real estate sector is a large and important lever. New York Times, 20 June 2022 Here to there, crossing boundless gulfs of space, as easy as pulling a lever. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 19 May 2022 Good influencer marketing is about the strategy involved, not simply pulling a lever to get one person to create an ad. Cole Mason, Forbes, 2 May 2022
Verb
If so, squeeze the brake lever several times to see if the pistons retract. Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 3 June 2020 No sensible business school professor would advocate that the CEO of a Fortune 500 company should lever his personal fortune to buy a completely unrelated, money-losing business. Anne Sraders, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2022 Separating the couples took forces up to 80 times a male’s body weight—like using an African elephant to lever a 150-pound person out of a hug. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2022 Per a recent strategic plan, the company is slated to raise $7 billion and de-lever its balance sheet by selling a part of the Lottery and Sports Betting businesses. Trefis Team, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022 That follows efforts to ease mortgage lending in October, as well as efforts to permit stronger developers to lever back up in the domestic bond market to take over projects from weaker ones. Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021 The deal represents Skyworks’ largest acquisition on record and is more than double its last reported cash balance of $1 billion, requiring the currently debt-free chip maker to lever up. Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2021 Gradually raising capital standards would de-lever the financial system, reducing the risk of future bailouts and limiting one way the super-rich in the financial sector magnify their wealth. Robert Stein, National Review, 15 Nov. 2020 Also undo the lift-rod assembly, all the parts that lever the stopper up and down. Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French levier, lever, from lever to raise, from Latin levare, from levis light in weight — more at light

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lever was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 6923 COCA: 7487
lever

noun¹

 1handle for operating a machine操縱桿ADJECTIVE | VERB + LEVER | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤brake, control, gear, shift (NAmE) 制動桿；控制桿；變速桿➤safety保險桿VERB + LEVER➤move, press, pull, push, release, set移動操縱桿；按操縱桿；拉操縱桿；推操縱桿；鬆開操縱桿；調整操縱桿◇To release the brake, pull the lever.要鬆開剎車，得拉動操縱桿。◇Push the gear lever into first.將變速桿推到 1 擋。◇The machine will stop immediately once the lever is released.一鬆開操縱桿，機器就會馬上停下來。◇Set all three levers to the 0 position.將 3 根操縱桿全部歸零。PREPOSITION➤by a lever, by means of a lever通過操縱桿◇The machine is operated by means of a lever.這台機器通過一個操縱桿操控。PHRASES➤the position of the lever操縱桿的位置
lever

noun²

 2means of achieving sth途徑ADJECTIVE | VERB + LEVER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤powerful, useful強有力的手段；有用的途徑VERB + LEVER➤act as, be, give sb, provide (sb with), serve as作為手段；是手段；給某人方法；（為某人）提供途徑▸➤use sth as把⋯用作手段PREPOSITION➤lever against針對⋯的手段◇If this allegation is true, it will give us a useful lever against him.如果這項指控屬實，將會成為我們對付他的有力武器。➤lever for為了⋯的手段◇This could serve as a powerful lever for peace.這能成為維護和平的強有力的手段。

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