单词 | fluke |
释义 | Word Frequency fluke 1(fluːk) noun 1. Also called: flue a flat bladelike projection at the end of the arm of an anchor 2. either of the two lobes of the tail of a whale or related animal 3. Also called: flue the barb or barbed head of a harpoon, arrow, etc Word origin C16: perhaps a special use of fluke3 (in the sense: a flounder)Word Frequency fluke 2(fluːk) noun 1. an accidental stroke of luck 2. any chance happening verb 3. (transitive) to gain, make, or hit by a fluke Word origin C19: of unknown originWord Frequency fluke 3(fluːk) noun 1. any parasitic flatworm, such as the blood fluke and liver fluke, of the classes Monogenea and Digenea (formerly united in a single class Trematoda) 2. another name for flounder2 (sense 1) Word origin Old English flōc; related to Old Norse flōki flounder, Old Saxon flaka sole, Old High German flah smooth |
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