strop
US /strɑːp/
UK /strɒp/
名詞
1.
磨刀帶, 磨刀皮
a strip of leather or other material for sharpening razors
範例:
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He carefully honed his straight razor on the leather strop.
他小心翼翼地在皮革磨刀帶上磨他的直剃刀。
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A good barber always keeps his strop in excellent condition.
一個好的理髮師總是把他的磨刀帶保持在最佳狀態。
2.
壞脾氣, 惱怒
a bad mood or temper
範例:
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She's been in a terrible strop all morning.
她整個上午都脾氣很壞。
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Don't get into a strop over something so trivial.
不要為這種小事發脾氣。
動詞
磨, 磨礪
sharpen (a razor or knife) on a strop
範例:
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He carefully stropped the blade until it was razor-sharp.
他小心翼翼地磨刀刃，直到它鋒利如剃刀。
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The barber would strop his razor between each shave.
理髮師會在每次刮臉之間磨他的剃刀。