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tusk n.长牙；獠牙；尖形物v.以牙刺戳；以牙掘 (1) 他书房的墙上装饰着一支巨大的象牙。(2) 野猪的獠牙陷在了树里，绝望地嗥叫着。 Tusk rhymes with dusk. A tusk is a tooth that grows outward from an animal's mouth. How is a tusk different from a fang? Fangs are used to seize prey and bite and tear. Tusks, on the other hand, are used for defense and even as tools for digging or, in the cause of the walrus, for holding steady while on ice.

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英 [tʌsk] 美 [tʌsk] (1) A huge tusk decorated the wall of his study.(2) The wild boar had its tusk sunk deeply into a tree and howled desperately. A tusk is the long, pointed tooth seen on some animals, such as elephants, walruses, or hogs. Animals that have tusks can use them for protection against predators. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](象、野猪、海象等的) 长牙 The tusks of an elephant, wild boar, or walrus are its two very long, curved, pointed teeth.

英语单词	tusk
英美音标	英 [tʌsk] 美 [tʌsk]
中文释义	n.长牙；獠牙；尖形物 v.以牙刺戳；以牙掘
英语例句	(1) A huge tusk decorated the wall of his study. (2) The wild boar had its tusk sunk deeply into a tree and howled desperately.
中文例句	(1) 他书房的墙上装饰着一支巨大的象牙。 (2) 野猪的獠牙陷在了树里，绝望地嗥叫着。
vocabulary简明	A tusk is the long, pointed tooth seen on some animals, such as elephants, walruses, or hogs. Animals that have tusks can use them for protection against predators.
vocabulary扩展	Tusk rhymes with dusk. A tusk is a tooth that grows outward from an animal's mouth. How is a tusk different from a fang? Fangs are used to seize prey and bite and tear. Tusks, on the other hand, are used for defense and even as tools for digging or, in the cause of the walrus, for holding steady while on ice.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](象、野猪、海象等的) 长牙 The tusks of an elephant, wild boar, or walrus are its two very long, curved, pointed teeth.

Tusk Wild Long Pointed Tooth 英 Tʌsk] 美 Tʌsk