MY字典>英语词典>tusk翻译和用法

tusk

英 [tʌsk]

美 [tʌsk]

n.  (象和某些其他动物的)长牙

复数:tusks 过去式:tusked 第三人称单数:tusks 现在分词:tusking 过去分词:tusked 

GRE

BNC.21007 / COCA.16945

牛津词典

    noun

    • (象和某些其他动物的)长牙
      either of the long curved teeth that stick out of the mouth of elephants and some other animals

      柯林斯词典

      • (象、野猪、海象等的) 长牙
        Thetusksof an elephant, wild boar, or walrus are its two very long, curved, pointed teeth.

        英英释义

        noun

        • a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging
          1. a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
              Synonym:ivory

            verb

            • remove the tusks of animals
              1. tusk an elephant
              Synonym:detusk
            • stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
              1. the rhino horned the explorer
              Synonym:horn

            双语例句

            • Our common intention is also very, very clear, said Mr Tusk at a post-summit press conference. We have to maintain our sanctions until the Minsk agreement is fully implemented.
              我们的共同意图是非常明确的,图斯克在峰会后的一场记者招待会上说,我们必须维持制裁,直到俄罗斯完全履行明斯克协议为止。
            • Small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk.
              小型北极鲸,其雄性有扭曲的长尖牙。
            • Other mammals are believed to contribute to the myth of the unicorn, including the narwhal, a whale with a long, spiraling tusk.
              据说包括具有盘旋长牙的独角鲸等其它的哺乳动物和独角兽之说也有关。
            • The street value of elephant tusk is believed to exceed thousands of dollars per kilo and officials have acknowledged the role of organised crime in the poaching crisis.
              象牙的市场价格每公斤超过数千美元。官方承认在偷猎危机中组织了犯罪活动。
            • The first man touched the elephant's tusk and stated," The elephant is like a carrot. "
              第一个瞎子摸到大象的呀,说,“大象像根尖长的萝卜。”
            • To gore or dig with the tusks or a tusk.
              用长牙挖掘或刺。
            • The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has claimed victory in the country's general election after exit polls indicated his ruling centre-right Civic Platform party was comfortably ahead of its rivals.
              投票显示,波兰执政的中间偏右派公民纲领党轻松取胜竞争对手,属于该党的总理唐纳德?图斯克宣布赢得该国大选。
            • The wild boar had its tusk sunk deeply into a tree and howled desperately.
              野猪的獠牙陷在了树里,绝望地嗥叫着。
            • This proved a decidedly unrewarding tusk.
              结果证明这绝对是件不值得做的工作。
            • To pierceor stab with a horn or tusk.
              用角抵;用长牙戳。