| 单词 | fang |
| 释义 | fang (once / 3023 pages) n A fang is a long, sharp tooth that is used to do harm. Vampires have them, venomous snakes have them... you could have them, too, if your Halloween costume includes a set of pointy teeth. The word fang came into English from the Old Norse word fang, meaning “capture, grasp.” It was originally used to describe something that was seized or captured, like loot taken after a battle. Later it meant "something that traps or snares." When you think of a sharp tooth’s ability to snare something, it’s not such a leap to the word’s current meaning: the long, pointy teeth of a predatory animal or a snake — or a vampire. WORD FAMILYfang: defang, fang-like, fangs+/defang: defanged, defanging USAGE EXAMPLESEvery twitching shadow concealed another serpent, every rustling leaf had fangs. Science Magazine(Nov 23, 2016) Several million years later, venomous snakes appeared and began immobilizing their targets via their sharp fangs. Washington Post(Nov 10, 2016) The shape and function of an animal’s fangs, claws or tentacles as well as the composition of its target also influence how it penetrates. New York Times(Oct 31, 2016) 1n canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey Hyper canine, canine tooth, cuspid, dogtooth, eye tooth, eyetooth one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars 2n hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison Hyper tooth hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense 3n an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs Hypo|Hyper toxicognath either of a pair of poison fangs in the modified front pair of legs of the centipede appendage, extremity, member an external body part that projects from the body Fang (once / 9817 pages) n WORD FAMILY Fang: Fangs USAGE EXAMPLESFang expects profit margins nationwide to average 300-400 yuan per pig next year. Reuters(Dec 28, 2016) Chinese Embassy spokeswoman Fang Hong said the allegations of the Chinese government harvesting organs are “sheer fabrications of the Falun Gong cult.” Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) The program includes a fantasy feature, a western and even “White Fang,” which takes its inspiration from the Jack London novel. New York Times(Oct 27, 2016) n a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon Hyper Bantoid language, Bantu a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent |
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