tusk
【长牙,獠牙,象牙长牙】
tusk 是一个名词,指的是某些动物,尤其是象、野猪等,长出的坚硬而通常弯曲的大牙。
1. 名词 (noun)
🔹 tusk [tʌsk] — 长牙,獠牙
- 定义:指某些动物,尤其是象或野猪,突出并且通常比正常的牙齿更大、更长的牙齿。通常是为了攻击、防御或展示地位而生长的。
- 例如:Elephants use their tusks to dig for water and strip bark from trees.
(大象用它们的长牙挖水并剥树皮。) - 例如:The wild boar has sharp tusks that it uses for protection.
(野猪有锋利的獠牙,用来保护自己。) - 例如:The elephant's tusk was over a meter long.
(那只大象的长牙长达一米。)
- 例如:Elephants use their tusks to dig for water and strip bark from trees.
2. 常见短语
- ivory tusks:象牙长牙
- The ivory tusks are highly prized, but illegal trade is a problem.
(象牙长牙非常珍贵,但非法交易是一个问题。)
- The ivory tusks are highly prized, but illegal trade is a problem.
- tuskless:没有长牙的(形容词)
- The tuskless elephants are becoming more common due to poaching pressure.
(由于偷猎压力,没有长牙的大象变得越来越常见。)
- The tuskless elephants are becoming more common due to poaching pressure.
3. 近义词
词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
fang | 尖牙,通常指食肉动物的锋利牙齿,类似于“獠牙” | The wolf bared its fangs in warning.(狼露出了它的尖牙,示警。) |
tooth | 普通的牙齿,较为广泛的用法 | The shark has many sharp teeth.(鲨鱼有很多锋利的牙齿。) |
horn | 角,指某些动物头部的硬质角状物,常见于鹿或牛等 | The rhino has a single horn on its nose.(犀牛的鼻子上有一只角。) |
4. 总结
- tusk = 长牙,獠牙
- 指像大象、野猪等动物的长牙,通常比普通牙齿更大,形态弯曲,可能用于防御、攻击、挖掘等。