cog

noun
🔊/kɒɡ/
🔊/kɑːɡ/
Idioms
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  1. one of a series of teeth on the edge of a wheel that fit between the teeth on the next wheel and cause it to move(齿轮的)轮齿,嵌齿
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  2. (also cogwheel)
    a wheel with a series of teeth on the edge that fit between the teeth on the next wheel and cause it to move(齿轮的)轮齿,嵌齿
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish kugge and Norwegian kug.
Idioms
a cog in the machine/wheel
  1. (informal) a person who is a small part of a large organization(大机构中的)小职员,小成员