A ratchet pawl locks or releases the ratchet slider.

棘齿爪锁定或者释放所述棘齿滑块。

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A ratchet spring provides tensile force to the ratchet pawl.

棘齿弹簧为所述棘齿爪提供拉力。

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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。

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And that, in its way, the ratchet is part of the American idea, whose splendour easily overwhelms its weaknesses.

ECONOMIST: The Paula Jones ratchet

Which is another way of saying that the ratchet that Ms Jones tightened this week is too powerful for the Supreme Court to break.

ECONOMIST: The Paula Jones ratchet

And, just as it is too simple to lay all the blame at Mr Clinton's door, so it is naive to believe that the ratchet's effects will not outlive him.

ECONOMIST: The Paula Jones ratchet