Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense winches, present participle winching, past tense, past participle winched
1N-COUNT 绞车;卷扬机 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. 绞车;卷扬机
2VERB 用绞车吊起 If you winch an object or person somewhere, you lift or lower them using a winch. 用绞车吊起
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]
他会把钢丝绳拴在汽车底盘上,用卷扬机把汽车吊到运河岸上。
The crew members were winched to safety by helicopters. [V n with adv/prep]