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gnarled adj.树木多瘤节的；粗糙的动词gnarl的过去式和过去分词形式. (1) 这座皇家花园有很多长有瘤节的古树。(2) 古树盘结的树枝在夕阳下显得格外美丽。 We owe the adjective gnarled and other forms of the word to our friend Shakespeare, who created it in 1603. In “Measure for Measure,” he writes, “Thy sharpe and sulpherous bolt splits the un-wedgable and gnarled oak.” But gnarled didn't come into use again until the 19th century. In any case, word experts believe it's related to the Middle English word knar which means “knot in wood.”

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英 [nɑːld] 美 [nɑːrld] (1) This royal garden is full of ancient gnarled trees.(2) The ancient tree's gnarled branches look quite beautiful in the sunset. You’ve probably heard the word "gnarly" used to describe something really awesome. But gnarled means rugged, roughened and knotty, like the hands of an old wood carver, as well as the wood he carves. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（树）多节瘤的，扭曲的，疙疙瘩瘩的 A gnarled tree is twisted and strangely shaped because it is old. ...a large and beautiful garden full of ancient gnarled trees.长满了扭曲盘错的古树的漂亮大花园2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]长满皱纹的；皮肤粗糙的；关节扭曲的 A person who is gnarled looks very old because their skin has lines on it or their body is bent. If someone has gnarled hands, their hands are twisted as a result of old age or illness. ...gnarled old men...满脸皱纹的老人His hands were gnarled with arthritis.他的双手因患关节炎而扭曲变形。

英语单词	gnarled
英美音标	英 [nɑːld] 美 [nɑːrld]
中文释义	adj.树木多瘤节的；粗糙的动词gnarl的过去式和过去分词形式.
英语例句	(1) This royal garden is full of ancient gnarled trees. (2) The ancient tree's gnarled branches look quite beautiful in the sunset.
中文例句	(1) 这座皇家花园有很多长有瘤节的古树。 (2) 古树盘结的树枝在夕阳下显得格外美丽。
vocabulary简明	You’ve probably heard the word "gnarly" used to describe something really awesome. But gnarled means rugged, roughened and knotty, like the hands of an old wood carver, as well as the wood he carves.
vocabulary扩展	We owe the adjective gnarled and other forms of the word to our friend Shakespeare, who created it in 1603. In “Measure for Measure,” he writes, “Thy sharpe and sulpherous bolt splits the un-wedgable and gnarled oak.” But gnarled didn't come into use again until the 19th century. In any case, word experts believe it's related to the Middle English word knar which means “knot in wood.”
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（树）多节瘤的，扭曲的，疙疙瘩瘩的 A gnarled tree is twisted and strangely shaped because it is old. ...a large and beautiful garden full of ancient gnarled trees. 长满了扭曲盘错的古树的漂亮大花园 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]长满皱纹的；皮肤粗糙的；关节扭曲的 A person who is gnarled looks very old because their skin has lines on it or their body is bent. If someone has gnarled hands, their hands are twisted as a result of old age or illness. ...gnarled old men... 满脸皱纹的老人 His hands were gnarled with arthritis. 他的双手因患关节炎而扭曲变形。

Gnarled Word Ancient Hands Garden Full Trees Beautiful