好词典

spool

UK //spuːl//US //spuːl//

词源

源自中古荷兰语 'spoele'(线轴),与古高地德语 'spuola' 同源,14世纪进入英语。

noun

❶ 指缠绕线、绳、胶带等材料的圆柱形物体,通常两端有凸缘防止滑脱,常见于缝纫或工业用途。

“She threaded the needle with cotton from the spool.”

(她从线轴上取下棉线穿进针眼。)

“The film projector uses a plastic spool to hold the tape.”

(电影放映机用塑料卷轴固定胶片。)

❶ 在计算机领域,指临时存储待处理数据的缓冲区,比如打印任务排队时使用的虚拟存储空间。

“The document is stuck in the print spooler.”

(这份文档卡在打印队列里了。)

“Clear the spool to free up system memory.”

(清空缓存以释放系统内存。)

同义词:bobbin, reel, cylinder

verb

❶ 将线状物缠绕到卷轴上的动作,或计算机中将数据暂存至缓冲区的过程。

“She carefully spooled the ribbon onto the cardboard tube.”

(她仔细地将丝带缠绕到纸管上。)

“The machine automatically spools copper wire at high speed.”

(这台机器能高速自动卷绕铜线。)

同义词:wind, coil, buffer

常见短语

off the spool — 形容材料(如布料、胶带)直接从卷轴上取下未裁剪的状态,强调原始完整性。

“This fabric is sold off the spool by the meter.”

(这种布料按米从卷轴上直接出售。)