tusk
US /tʌsk/
UK /tʌsk/
名詞
1.
象牙, 獠牙
a long, pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, projecting outside the mouth of an animal such as an elephant, walrus, or wild boar
範例:
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The elephant's magnificent tusks were a sight to behold.
大象宏偉的象牙令人嘆為觀止。
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Walruses use their long tusks to pull themselves onto ice.
海象用它們長長的獠牙把自己拉到冰上。
動詞
1.
用獠牙刺, 用獠牙傷
to gore or wound with a tusk
範例:
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The wild boar might tusk anyone who approaches its young.
野豬可能會用獠牙刺傷任何靠近其幼崽的人。
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The enraged elephant began to tusk the fallen tree.
憤怒的大象開始用象牙撞擊倒下的樹。
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