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单词 aquiline
释义
aquilineaq‧ui‧line /ˈækwəlaɪn $ -laɪn, -lən/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINaquiline
Origin:
1600-1700 Latin aquilinus, from aquila ‘eagle’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Her Dose is slender, aquiline, her long neck elegant, chin delicate.
  • The older woman had a lean face, a long neck, and an aquiline nose.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
formal (=one that curves out near the top)· He had a thin face with an aquiline nose.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • A medallion in Hughes Hall portrays her with short hair, an aquiline nose, and a determined chin.
  • At an upstairs window they present a life size dummy head: firm jaw, aquiline nose, shining complexion.
  • But he had a thinnish face, with an aquiline nose and really black hair.
  • He was in his early thirties with dark skin and a long face from which protruded a sharp, aquiline nose.
  • In my mind's eye I see him as he was, complete with bowler-hat and aquiline nose.
  • It was a tall man with an aquiline nose and thick dark hair.
  • She watched Luke read it, saw the gathering frown carve two grooves over his aquiline nose.
  • The older woman had a lean face, a long neck, and an aquiline nose.
aquiline nose a nose with a curved shape like the beak of an eagle
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