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单词 gnarled
释义

gnarled

/nɑːld /
adjective
Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age: the gnarled old oak tree...
  • The rough surface and the gnarled features have become the distinctive marks of his works.
  • Renowned for its longevity, a gnarled, twisted olive tree can bear fruit for several hundred years.
  • The disciples have gnarled hands, rough faces with the grime and sweat of an arduous day at their fishing nets.

Synonyms

knobbly, knotty, knotted, gnarly, lumpy, bumpy, nodular, rough;
twisted, bent, crooked, distorted, contorted
rare knurled, nodulous, nodose
twisted, bent, arthritic, misshapen;
knotty, rough, leathery, weather-beaten, weathered, wrinkled, wizened;
Scottish thrawn
archaic wry

Origin

Early 17th century: variant of knarled, from knar.

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