| 11. | The Greek version was basically a huge crossbow fastened to a mount. The Roman ballista was powered by torsion derived from two thick skeins of twisted cords through which were thrust two separate arms joined at their ends by the cord that propelled the missile. |
| 希腊投石机基本上为一绑在基座之巨大的弩；罗马投石机使用绞扭力发射，以两束粗大绞索将强力弹臂之两端绞至并拢，然后弹射投掷物。 |
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| 12. | "Say to the children of Israel that through all their generations they are to put on the edges of their robes an ornament of twisted threads, and in every ornament a blue cord;" |
| 你吩咐以色列人，叫他们世世代代在衣服边上作??子，又在底边的??子上钉一根蓝细带子。 |
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| 13. | A cord or strand of loosely woven, twisted, or braided fibers, as on a candle or an oil lamp, that draws up fuel to the flame by capillary action. |
| 灯芯，烛芯一条编织、缠绕或编得很松的纤维，用于蜡烛或油灯上通过毛细引力使燃料升成火焰 |
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| 14. | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. |
| 一种把纤维（棉花的或羊毛或尼龙等）用做缝韧或编织的好线。 |
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