| 单词 | trunk |
| 释义 | trunk (once / 191 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n The noun trunk refers to the main stem of a tree. If you want to make maple syrup, you need to tap the trunk of the maple tree and collect the tree's sap, which can then be boiled into a sticky syrup. The torso of the human body, from the neck to the groin — but not including the head, neck, arms, or legs — is sometimes referred to as the trunk. If you have hives on your trunk, you probably itch on your back, chest and abdomen. The word trunk comes from the Old French word tronc, which referred to the trunk of a tree or a headless body. WORD FAMILYtrunk: trunks USAGE EXAMPLESThe driver was charged with vehicular homicide; a judge ordered him to keep his cellphone in the trunk, pending trial. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Their trunks, ten to fifteen feet in diameter, were braced with massive buttresses and knees. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Big, classic American cars fit a driver plus five passengers — and the trunks are huge. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 n the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber 2Syn|Hyper bole, tree trunk stalk, stem a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ n the body excluding the head and neck and limbs 3Syn|Hyper body, torso body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity 1n compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools he put his golf bag in the trunk Syn|Hypo|Hyper automobile trunk, luggage compartment boot British term for the luggage compartment in a car compartment a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area 2n luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage 4Hypo|Hyper footlocker, locker a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks) baggage, luggage cases used to carry belongings when traveling n a long flexible snout as of an elephant Syn|Hyper proboscis neb, snout a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose |
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