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Trunk N Count 可数名词 Tree   [Usu I Main Stem

英语单词 trunk
英美音标 英 [trʌŋk] 美 [trʌŋk]
中文释义 n.树干;(汽车后部)行李箱;大箱子;象鼻;躯干
(复)trunks: 男用运动裤.
英语例句 (1) The branch has separated from the trunk of the tree.
(2) I eulogize the tall and straight trunk of the white poplar.
(3) The trunk is chock-full. There is no more room.
(4) He crammed all his clothes into the trunk.
(5) A trunk distinguishes the elephant.
(6) The athlete has a powerful trunk.
中文例句 (1) 这个树枝已从树干上脱落了。
(2) 我赞美白杨树那挺拔的树干。
(3) 车尾行李箱里塞满了东西。一点空隙都没有了。
(4) 他把他所有的衣服硬塞进皮箱。
(5) 长鼻是象的特征。
(6) 那个运动员身躯强壮有力。
vocabulary简明 The noun trunk refers to the main stem of a tree. If you want to make maple syrup, you need to tap the trunk of the maple tree and collect the tree's sap, which can then be boiled into a sticky syrup.
vocabulary扩展 The torso of the human body, from the neck to the groin — but not including the head, neck, arms, or legs — is sometimes referred to as the trunk. If you have hives on your trunk, you probably itch on your back, chest and abdomen. The word trunk comes from the Old French word tronc, which referred to the trunk of a tree or a headless body.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]树干 The trunk of a tree is the large main stem from which the branches grow.
  [usu N of n]
  • ...the gnarled trunk of a birch tree.

    白桦树粗糙多瘤的树干

  • …toadstools growing on fallen tree trunks.

    在倒下的树干上长出的伞菌

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]旅行箱;衣箱 A trunk is a large, strong case or box used for storing things or for taking on a journey.
    3
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]象鼻 An elephant's trunk is its very long nose that it uses to lift food and water to its mouth.
      [usu with poss]
      4
      [N-COUNT 可数名词](汽车的)行李箱 The trunk of a car is a covered space at the back or front in which you put luggage or other things.
        [AM 美]
        in BRIT, use 英国英语用 boot
        5
        [N-PLURAL 复数名词](男式)游泳裤 Trunks are shorts that a man wears when he goes swimming.
        • I wear these trunks because they have a streamline effect in the water.

          我穿这条游泳裤因为它在水中有流线效果。

        6
        [N-COUNT 可数名词](人体从颈部到腰部的)躯干 Your trunk is the central part of your body, from your neck to your waist.
          [usu sing]
          [FORMAL 正式]

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