We're trying to ratchet down the administrative costs.
我们正想法使行政管理的成本稳步降低。
This trapping of heavier objects — moving them upward when one would expect them to fall down — is the essence of a ratchet.
这种对较重物体的捕获机制——人们觉得重物体会向下走，然而捕获机制会使它们向上——这种机制正是棘轮的本质。
Each tooth on a ratchet has two sides, one that goes up and one that goes down.
棘轮上的每一个齿有两个边，一个向上，一个向下。
Pay experts cautioned that at least some companies could decide to ratchet down pay levels as financial results for the rest of 2009 become clearer.
薪酬专家提醒说，随着2009年剩余时间的业绩越来越清晰，至少有些企业可能会决定降低薪酬水平。
No ratchet clauses - rent can go down!
无棘轮条款—租金可以下调！
The sky won't fall, the books will survive, but the culture will ratchet down another notch, and the best readers will never know what they're missing.
天不会塌下来，书照样会留存后世，但是文化会下一个台阶，而最好的读者将永远无法知道他们错过了什么。
The bottom of the dish moved up and down, sloshing the water back and forth through the ratchet.
将盆子的底部上下振动，水便会被搅得在棘轮之间来回流动。
As wholesale gas falls in price, profit margins expand, and station owners are in no rush to ratchet down the price at the pump.
随着石油批发价下跌，边际利润便有所增长，并且加油站老板并不急着去逐步减少石油的零售价。
A ratchet wheel with a handle is sheathed on the core bar, and a screw can be easily screwed down or unscrewed by both hands.
在芯杆上套上一个带有扳把的棘轮，双手并用，就可以较轻松地拧紧或卸下螺丝。
He has already managed to ratchet down tensions with the police officers.
他已经化解了与警察之间的紧张状况。
He has already managed to ratchet down tensions with the police officers.
他已经化解了与警察之间的紧张状况。
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