Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense winches, present participle winching, past tense, past participle winched
1N-COUNT 絞車;卷揚機 A winch is a machine which is used to lift heavy objects or people who need to be rescued. It consists of a drum around which a rope or chain is wound. 絞車;卷揚機
2VERB 用絞車吊起 If you winch an object or person somewhere, you lift or lower them using a winch. 用絞車吊起
He would attach a cable around the chassis of the car and winch it up on to the canal bank. [V n with adv/prep]
他會把鋼絲繩拴在汽車底盤上,用卷揚機把汽車吊到運河岸上。
The crew members were winched to safety by helicopters. [V n with adv/prep]