| 单词 | tentacle |
| 释义 | tentacleWord family adjectivetentacledtentaculartentaculatetentaculiferoustentaculoidnountentaculitetentacle Animals ten·ta·cle /ˈtentɪkəl/ noun [countableC] 1. HBAone of the long thin parts of a sea creature such as an octopus which it uses for holding things 〔章鱼等海洋动物的〕触手，触角，触须 2 tentacles [plural] the influence or effect that something has on other people or things – used to show disapproval 影响；束缚；约束〔含贬义〕 The company’s tentacles spread from car manufacturing to railways. 这家公司的扩张触角从汽车制造业伸向了铁路运输业。 Examples from the Corpus tentacles• Agents thought they would find a terrorist network with tentacles extending nationwide. Examples from the Corpus tentacle• As you might expect from the name, these latter animals have tentacles arranged in multiples of eight per polyp.• The tentacles were sliding closer to her.• The scotch spread warm tentacles through her. (1700-1800) Modern Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentare; → TEMPT |
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