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tentacle n.(动物)触角；触须 (1) 每根触须都有5000个带刺的细胞，上面的毒液足以杀死60个人。 You can use the word tentacle when referring to all kinds of things that grasp and hold, not just slithery creatures like octopi and jellyfish. But the word does have creepy associations, which is why “the tentacles of organized crime” is a more common expression than, say, the “tentacles of friendship.”

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英 ['tentəkl] 美 ['tentəkl] (1) Each tentacle has 5,000 stinging cells and enough toxin to kill 60 humans. A tentacle is long, ropey thing that sticks out of an animal’s face. You probably think they’re gross. Octopuses probably think they’re cute. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](章鱼等的)触须，触手，触角 The tentacles of an animal such as an octopus are the long thin parts that are used for feeling and holding things, for getting food, and for moving.   [usu pl]2[N-COUNT 可数名词](政治、商业、社会等机构的)影响力，触角 If you talk about the tentacles of a political, commercial, or social organization, you are referring to the power and influence that it has in the outside community.   [usu pl]  [disapproval]Free speech is being gradually eroded year after year by new tentacles of government control.言论自由正在一年又一年逐渐被政府不断施加的影响力所削弱。

英语单词	tentacle
英美音标	英 ['tentəkl] 美 ['tentəkl]
中文释义	n.(动物)触角；触须
英语例句	(1) Each tentacle has 5,000 stinging cells and enough toxin to kill 60 humans.
中文例句	(1) 每根触须都有5000个带刺的细胞，上面的毒液足以杀死60个人。
vocabulary简明	A tentacle is long, ropey thing that sticks out of an animal’s face. You probably think they’re gross. Octopuses probably think they’re cute.
vocabulary扩展	You can use the word tentacle when referring to all kinds of things that grasp and hold, not just slithery creatures like octopi and jellyfish. But the word does have creepy associations, which is why “the tentacles of organized crime” is a more common expression than, say, the “tentacles of friendship.”
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](章鱼等的)触须，触手，触角 The tentacles of an animal such as an octopus are the long thin parts that are used for feeling and holding things, for getting food, and for moving. [usu pl] 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](政治、商业、社会等机构的)影响力，触角 If you talk about the tentacles of a political, commercial, or social organization, you are referring to the power and influence that it has in the outside community. [usu pl] [disapproval] Free speech is being gradually eroded year after year by new tentacles of government control. 言论自由正在一年又一年逐渐被政府不断施加的影响力所削弱。

Tentacle They’re Word Referring N Count 可数名词 [Usu Pl