绞起 meaning in Chinese

hoist

Witnesses were called , as mr . attorney general rose to spin the rope , grind the axe , and hammer the nails into the scaffold
“证人! ”此时，检察长先生站起身来，绞起了绞索，磨起了斧头，把钉子钉进了断头墩。
The judge , whose eyes had gone in the general direction , recalled them , leaned back in his seat , and looked steadily at the man whose life was in his hand , as mr . attorney - general rose to spin the rope , grind the axe , and hammer the nails into the scaffold
法官收回了适才散射的目光，向椅背上一靠，目不转睛地望着那青年-那人的性命就摸在他手心里。此时，检察长先生站起身来，绞起了绞索，磨起了斧头，把钉子钉进了断头墩。