tusk
US /tʌsk/
UK /tʌsk/
1.
牙, 象牙
a long, pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, projecting outside the mouth of an animal such as an elephant, walrus, or wild boar
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The elephant's magnificent tusks were a sight to behold.
ゾウの壮大な牙は見るべき光景だった。
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Walruses use their long tusks to pull themselves onto ice.
セイウチは長い牙を使って氷の上に体を引っ張り上げる。
1.
牙で突く, 牙で傷つける
to gore or wound with a tusk
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The wild boar might tusk anyone who approaches its young.
イノシシは、その子供に近づく者を牙で突き刺すかもしれない。
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The enraged elephant began to tusk the fallen tree.
激怒したゾウは倒れた木を牙で突き始めた。