tusk
US /tʌsk/
UK /tʌsk/
名词
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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
示例:
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The elephant's magnificent tusks were a sight to behold.
大象宏伟的象牙令人叹为观止。
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Walruses use their long tusks to pull themselves onto ice.
海象用它们长长的獠牙把自己拉到冰上。
动词
1.
用獠牙刺, 用獠牙伤
to gore or wound with a tusk
示例:
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The wild boar might tusk anyone who approaches its young.
野猪可能会用獠牙刺伤任何靠近其幼崽的人。
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The enraged elephant began to tusk the fallen tree.
愤怒的大象开始用象牙撞击倒下的树。
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