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Neck plate can be adjusted by using the thumbscrews .

用指拧螺旋调节颈部保护片。

It is here that investors , as well as the authorities , should tighten the thumbscrews and demand more transparency .

其实投资者和有关当局应该在这些地方加强管理，并强调更高的透明度。

In liverpool he picked up " collars " , thumbscrews and a device for force-feeding slaves , which he would display at the hundreds of public lectures that he gave all over britain , and france too .

在利物浦他收集到了枷锁、拇指夹以及强行给奴隶喂食的装置，他还在英国法国进行的数百场公众演讲中把这些东西展示给大家。