inspan
inspan
[ɪnˈspan]
(inspanned, inspanning)
[ɪnˈspan]
(inspanned, inspanning)
- [with obj.](S. African)yoke (draught animals, typically oxen) in a team to a vehicle
(南非)用轭套（一队拖车牲口，尤指牛）
■harness an animal or animals to (a vehicle)
给（车）套牲口
■(figurative)utilize (people or resources) for a particular purpose
(喻)利用（人，资源）
it awaited only the courage of the pioneers to inspan these natural resources in the service of civilization.
利用这些自然资源为文明社会服务需要的仅仅是拓荒者的勇气。
- early 19th cent.: from Dutch inspannen 'to stretch', from in- 'in' + spannen 'to span'
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