steel plate; leaf spring; mimeograph stencil
Meanings
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steel plate; steel sheet
Refers to flat pieces of steel used in construction, manufacturing, and shipbuilding. Available in various thicknesses and grades.
Shipyards need large quantities of steel plate.
This steel plate is five centimeters thick.
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The workers are welding steel plates.
noun
leaf spring (automotive)
technicalA type of suspension spring made of stacked curved metal strips, commonly used in vehicle suspensions. Often abbreviated from 钢板弹簧.
The leaf spring of this truck is broken.
The leaf spring serves to cushion and absorb shocks.
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The mechanic replaced the leaf spring on the rear axle.
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stencil (for mimeographing); mimeograph plate
technicalAbbreviation for 誊写钢版. A metal plate used in traditional mimeograph machines for duplicating documents. This technology has been largely superseded by photocopying and digital printing.
In the past, teachers used stencils to mimeograph exam papers.
This mimeograph machine needs a new stencil.
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Stencil printing was a common duplication method in the last century.