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单词 protrude
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Definition of protrude in English:

protrude

verb prəˈtruːdprəˈtrud
[no object]
  • 1Extend beyond or above a surface.

    伸出,突出

    something like a fin protruded from the water

    一种像鳍的东西伸出水面。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The white tips are visible, as are their thick woody bases protruding at right angles to the stem.
    • Many religious figures were seated on three balconies protruding from the temple walls.
    • One of Henry's giant teeth was protruding at an awkward angle.
    • Jude was as thin as a stick and his bones protruded through sallow skin.
    • Two large horns protruded out of the forehead and extended slightly upward.
    • A seed was regarded as germinated when the radicle protruded through the seed coat.
    • She held her hand against the throbbing bump that now protruded from her forehead.
    • The distal end of the clavicle may protrude slightly upward.
    • Bent reeds, evenly spaced, protrude upwards.
    • She was sure the apartment above had a lump which protruded upward from the floor.
    • He reached out his arm and felt a large spike protruding from a hard, scaled surface.
    • The bin's lying on its side, and the better part of one side protrudes above the surface of the water.
    • Leave the finishing nails protruding slightly above surface of the wood.
    • Their stems and leaves protrude above the water surface.
    • Check all joints to make sure nothing protrudes above the surface.
    • The enemy soldier fell to the ground with the arrow protruding from his back.
    • The tumors located centrally were polypoid, protruding into the lumen of the bronchus and narrowing the lumen.
    • When standing, the knees of this figure protrude awkwardly and incised lines in both mobile arms suggest bicep musculature.
    • Cut off any unwanted growth and take back older side shoots that protrude too far out.
    • Spikes protruded from the rough surface at jagged points.
    Synonyms
    stick out, jut, jut out, poke out, project, stand out, come through, peek, poke, stick up, hang out, loom (out), extend, obtrude
    balloon, bulge (out), swell (out), pouch (out)
    North American informal pooch (out)
    rare protuberate
    sticking out, jutting, jutting out, standing out, prominent, protuberant, proud, obtrusive
    overhanging, projecting
    bulging, bulbous, swollen, distended
    informal goofy
    rare protrusive, outjutting, excrescent, gibbous
    1. 1.1with object (of an animal) cause (a body part) to protrude.
      (动物)使(身体部位)突出,伸出
      when attacking, it protrudes its long snout
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The evolution of fish feeding systems is a history of change in multiple mechanical systems that raise the head, drop the lower jaw, expand the hyoid, and protrude the upper jaw.
      • The quadratomandibularis extends between the palatoquadrate and mandible and may assist in protruding the upper jaw in all elasmobranchs.
      • The minute eyes, generally hidden behind facial fur, can be protruded under conditions of pain or alarm.
      • The eyes can be preserved inside or outside the carapace, which indicates that they could be protruded or withdrawn by the peduncles.
      • Physical subdivision and structural alteration have been implicated in the evolution of the muscles involved in protruding the upper jaw in elasmobranchs.

Derivatives

  • protrudent

  • adjective
  • protrusive

  • adjective prəˈtruːsɪvprəˈtrusɪv
    • 1Tending to protrude or project outwards.

      his protrusive eyes are abnormally sensitive to light
      1. 1.1 Thrusting or propelling forward.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • protrusive structures
      • Significantly, this relationship has a local maximum: too many barbed ends deplete the available monomer pool, too few are insufficient to generate protrusive force, so motility is stalled at either extreme.
      • Small protrusions of the leading edge that are often balanced by corresponding retractions result in a very small protrusive force, and hence do not result in significant motility.
      • The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons estimates around 1-2% of UK residents feel their ears are too protrusive.
      • protrusive movements

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'thrust something forward or onward'): from Latin protrudere, from pro- 'forward, out' + trudere 'to thrust'.

Rhymes

allude, brood, collude, conclude, crude, delude, dude, elude, étude, exclude, extrude, exude, feud, food, illude, include, intrude, Jude, lewd, mood, nude, obtrude, occlude, Oudh, preclude, prude, pseud, pultrude, rood, rude, seclude, shrewd, snood, transude, unglued, unsubdued, who'd, you'd

Definition of protrude in US English:

protrude

verbprəˈtro͞odprəˈtrud
[no object]
  • 1Extend beyond or above a surface.

    伸出,突出

    something like a fin protruded from the water

    一种像鳍的东西伸出水面。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When standing, the knees of this figure protrude awkwardly and incised lines in both mobile arms suggest bicep musculature.
    • He reached out his arm and felt a large spike protruding from a hard, scaled surface.
    • The white tips are visible, as are their thick woody bases protruding at right angles to the stem.
    • Check all joints to make sure nothing protrudes above the surface.
    • The bin's lying on its side, and the better part of one side protrudes above the surface of the water.
    • She was sure the apartment above had a lump which protruded upward from the floor.
    • Two large horns protruded out of the forehead and extended slightly upward.
    • A seed was regarded as germinated when the radicle protruded through the seed coat.
    • Leave the finishing nails protruding slightly above surface of the wood.
    • Many religious figures were seated on three balconies protruding from the temple walls.
    • Their stems and leaves protrude above the water surface.
    • One of Henry's giant teeth was protruding at an awkward angle.
    • The tumors located centrally were polypoid, protruding into the lumen of the bronchus and narrowing the lumen.
    • Bent reeds, evenly spaced, protrude upwards.
    • The distal end of the clavicle may protrude slightly upward.
    • The enemy soldier fell to the ground with the arrow protruding from his back.
    • Spikes protruded from the rough surface at jagged points.
    • Cut off any unwanted growth and take back older side shoots that protrude too far out.
    • Jude was as thin as a stick and his bones protruded through sallow skin.
    • She held her hand against the throbbing bump that now protruded from her forehead.
    Synonyms
    stick out, jut, jut out, poke out, project, stand out, come through, peek, poke, stick up, hang out, loom, loom out, extend, obtrude
    sticking out, jutting, jutting out, standing out, prominent, protuberant, proud, obtrusive
    1. 1.1with object (of an animal) cause (a body part) to protrude.
      (动物)使(身体部位)突出,伸出
      when attacking, it protrudes its long snout
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The eyes can be preserved inside or outside the carapace, which indicates that they could be protruded or withdrawn by the peduncles.
      • The evolution of fish feeding systems is a history of change in multiple mechanical systems that raise the head, drop the lower jaw, expand the hyoid, and protrude the upper jaw.
      • The quadratomandibularis extends between the palatoquadrate and mandible and may assist in protruding the upper jaw in all elasmobranchs.
      • Physical subdivision and structural alteration have been implicated in the evolution of the muscles involved in protruding the upper jaw in elasmobranchs.
      • The minute eyes, generally hidden behind facial fur, can be protruded under conditions of pain or alarm.

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense ‘thrust something forward or onward’): from Latin protrudere, from pro- ‘forward, out’ + trudere ‘to thrust’.

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