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BNC: 15115 COCA: 37163

spanner

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
spanner /ˈspænɚ/ noun
plural spanners
spanner
/ˈspænɚ/
noun
plural spanners
Learner's definition of SPANNER
[count] British

put/throw a spanner in the works

informal
: to cause something to not go as planned从中捣乱;破坏计划
BNC: 15115 COCA: 37163

spanner

noun

span·​ner ˈspa-nər How to pronounce spanner (audio)
1
chiefly British : wrench
2
: a wrench that has a hole, projection, or hook at one or both ends of the head for engaging with a corresponding device on the object that is to be turned

Illustration of spanner

Illustration of spanner
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But a spanner is thrown into the works when the special guest before him, Kirsten Dunst, tells a story that involves the same highlights. Amel Mukhtar, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2022 The spanner in the works turns out to be Joy (Colman), drunk and woozy on the back seat of the cab, with a weeks-old infant in tow. Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 July 2022 Covid-19 threw a spanner in the works but loyal fans, most of them fully vaccinated, have been itching to get back into theatres. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2022 News of the Omicron variant, which has an unusually high number of mutations, will certainly throw a spanner in the works for the Biden administration as the President struggles with flagging approval ratings and a pessimistic view of the economy. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 26 Nov. 2021 On Wednesday evening in Doha, Al-Sadd threw a spanner in the works with a blunt statement. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 That may be the first bloc that Scholz hopes to assemble, but significant ideological differences could throw a spanner in the works. Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2021 There's only one spanner in the works -- one bridge near the Fenice, the Ponte Vecia Malvasia, will not have a ramp in this first round of construction. Julia Buckley, CNN, 17 Aug. 2021 However, there is a factor that throws a spanner in the works. David Balaban, Forbes, 11 June 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

German, instrument for winding springs, from spannen to stretch; akin to Middle Dutch spannen to stretch — more at span

First Known Use

circa 1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of spanner was circa 1790
BNC: 15115 COCA: 37163

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