gavels

英 [ˈgævlz]

美 [ˈgævəlz]

n.  (会议主席、拍卖商或法官用的)小槌
gavel的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （法官、拍卖人、会议主席等用的）小木槌
  Agavelis a small wooden hammer that the person in charge of a law court, an auction, or a meeting bangs on a table to get people's attention.
  1. 'Let's take a ten-minute recess', the judge said, pounding his gavel.
     “现在休庭10分钟。”法官敲了一记木槌说道。

双语例句

• This empty arena fills with 6000 delegates and thousands of volunteers and supporters each day the Convention gavels in.
  随着会议的召开，这个原本空空如也的舞台每天将容纳6000名代表，成千上万的志愿者及支持者们。