Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 9, 2006 23:42
18 yrs ago
English term
China
Professional freelance translator
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
lobster claw
Homework / test
English to Chinese
Tech/Engineering
Other
jewelry
other metal (including pendants,chains and lobster claws),it's from one of my jobs i am currently working on.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +1 | 龙虾钳 |
ysun
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| 5 +1 | What else but 龙虾爪? |
Last Hermit
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| 4 +1 | 螯形扣 / 龙虾扣 / 挂扣 |
Xiaoping Fu
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Proposed translations
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龙虾钳
对于龙虾、螃蟹之类，claw 是指前面的两个大钳子。
以下网页显示这是一种呈龙虾钳形状的防止脱钩的钩子，是否可称为龙虾钳形钩，或保险钩、防脱钩之类，you name it。
http://www.lacis.com/id.php?c=EF01
以下网页显示这是一种呈龙虾钳形状的防止脱钩的钩子，是否可称为龙虾钳形钩，或保险钩、防脱钩之类，you name it。
http://www.lacis.com/id.php?c=EF01
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Last Hermit
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What else but 龙虾爪?
Because it looks like a lobster claw. You may want to say '龙虾形'...
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7 hrs
Xiaoping Fu
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Canada
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Canada
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Native in: Chinese 
Works in: Chinese to English, English, English to Chinese, and 1 more.
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螯形扣 / 龙虾扣 / 挂扣
虾、蟹、蝎子等动物（节足？）的“claw”文言称为“螯”。所以，“lobster claws”可以译为“螯形钩”、“螯形扣”等。
但这里是讲首饰。如今女性带的项链、手链，所用的挂扣都是这种“螯钩”变化而成，不过多半做成圆形而已。英文还是称为“lobster claws”。这里用“螯”字似乎不太雅致。有人译为“龙虾扣”。其实，简单地译为“项链挂扣”或“手链扣”也可以。
但这里是讲首饰。如今女性带的项链、手链，所用的挂扣都是这种“螯钩”变化而成，不过多半做成圆形而已。英文还是称为“lobster claws”。这里用“螯”字似乎不太雅致。有人译为“龙虾扣”。其实，简单地译为“项链挂扣”或“手链扣”也可以。
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