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Protrude Protruding Stick Shelf Rock Prō 英 Prə'Truːd] 美

英语单词 protrude
英美音标 英 [prə'truːd] 美 [proʊ'truːd]
中文释义 v.突出;伸出
英语例句 (1) Helen' s teeth protrude too far.
(2) It made his great nose protrude more arrogantly.
(3) He is hurt by a shelf protruding from the wall.
(4) He managed to hang on to a piece of rock protruding from the cliff.
中文例句 (1) 海伦的牙齿太突出了。
(2) 这就使得他的大鼻子更加傲慢地翘起来。
(3) 他被一个从墙上伸出的架子伤着了。
(4) 他设法抓住了悬崖上向外伸出的岩石。
vocabulary简明 Protrude means to stick out. A gravestone protrudes from the ground, a shelf protrudes from a wall, a lollipop stick protrudes from your mouth.
vocabulary扩展 From the Latin prō- "forward, out" + trūdere "to thrust," protrude often describes coastlines where rocks stick out into the water. Prō- gives us protrusion "something that sticks out," and protuberance "something that grows out of something else"––a goiter, for example, or a nose.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]伸出;凸出 If something protrudes from somewhere, it sticks out.
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  • ...a huge round mass of smooth rock protruding from the water...

    一块光滑的巨型圆石露出水面

  • The tip of her tongue was protruding slightly.

    她的舌尖微微伸出。

protruding
  • ...protruding ears.

    招风耳

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