sling

sling

英 [slɪŋ]
　　美 [slɪŋ]

n. [機] 吊索；投石器；拋擲
　　vt. 用投石器投擲；吊起

中文詞源：

sling 扔，擲，吊，掛，吊索，吊帶，投石器

來自古諾斯語 slyngva,扔，投擲，來自 Proto-Germanic*slingwana,旋轉，扭轉，來自 PIE*slenk, 扭轉，轉動，可能來自 PIE*skel,彎，轉，相關於 PIE*sker,彎，轉，詞源同 shrimp,scoliosis. 引申諸相關詞義。

例句：

1. She was back at work with her arm in a sling.
她胳膊上還吊著三角巾，就回來工作瞭。

2. Don't just sling your clothes on the floor.
不要把衣服往地板上一扔就不管瞭。

3. The cylinder was lifted from the seabed in a sling.
圓筒用吊索吊離海底.

4. The boy discharged a stone from a sling.
這個男孩用彈弓射石頭.

5. She had her arm in a sling.
她的胳臂吊在懸帶上.