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单词 wishbone
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Definition of wishbone in English:

wishbone

nounˈwɪʃbəʊnˈwɪʃˌboʊn
  • 1A forked bone (the furcula) between the neck and breast of a bird. According to a popular custom, this bone from a cooked bird is broken by two people and the holder of the longer portion is then entitled to make a wish.

    如愿骨,叉骨(鸟颈部与胸脯之间的叉骨;根据流行的习俗,该骨从烹熟的鸟身上取下,由两人将其折断,得较长一段者有权许个愿)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Heaped on a pedestal, the intact wishbones are perfect wish opportunities forgone for the sake of art.
    • There are concrete beams, two kinds of truss, a suspension arch (like a miniature Sydney Harbour Bridge) and finally the elegant and ingenious Millennium Bridge: imagine a pair of wishbones joined at the tips.
    • They were not very varied in design and the emphasis was on good luck charms such as four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and wishbones, again set with tiny diamonds.
    • In Sue, the two shoulder blades seem to be joined by a very small, almost straight piece of bone, and this was supposed to suggest that this was a wishbone like a bird's.
    • Nothing too dramatic, just a potentially life-threatening trip over my own walking pole, which snaps like a wishbone.
    • Suddenly they stop, statue-still, their knees crooked around one another, like fingers pulling on a wishbone.
    • They clutch horseshoes and charm bracelets, they pull wishbones and cross their fingers - yet only a handful have reason to smile after the Lottery draw, where, for the punter, luck certainly plays a major part.
    • Tyrannosaurs shared a number of characteristics with birds, including hollow bones, feet with three primary toes that all pointed forward, and a wishbone.
    • Lift up the neck skin to expose the wishbone and cut this away from the flesh, using a razor-sharp knife.
    • The V-shaped wishbone is important because it is typical of birds and what may be their immediate dinosaur ancestors.
  • 2A forked element in the suspension of a motor vehicle or aircraft, typically attached to a wheel at one end with the two arms hinged to the chassis.

    (汽车、飞机等的)叉形臂

    as modifier double wishbone suspension
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The front suspension is a double wishbone coil spring with damper and a five-link coil sprung solid axle in the rear.
    • The double wishbone suspension and coil-over shocks are mounted to large aluminum castings.
    • The major components of the independent double wishbone suspension are aluminium or titanium with Teflon and Uniball joints used throughout.
    • The total of twenty inches of suspension travel was achieved through the use of a purpose-built front and rear double A-arm independent wishbone suspension with coil over dampers
    • A double wishbone front suspension and gas-filled rear shocks help absorb vibration at faster speeds while providing a smoother ride over mixed road services.
  • 3Sailing
    A boom in two halves which curve outwards around a sail and meet aft of it.

    〔航海〕叉形张帆杆

Definition of wishbone in US English:

wishbone

nounˈwiSHˌbōnˈwɪʃˌboʊn
  • 1A forked bone (the furcula) between the neck and breast of a bird. According to a popular custom, this bone from a cooked bird is broken by two people, with the holder of the longer portion being entitled to make a wish.

    如愿骨,叉骨(鸟颈部与胸脯之间的叉骨;根据流行的习俗,该骨从烹熟的鸟身上取下,由两人将其折断,得较长一段者有权许个愿)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tyrannosaurs shared a number of characteristics with birds, including hollow bones, feet with three primary toes that all pointed forward, and a wishbone.
    • Heaped on a pedestal, the intact wishbones are perfect wish opportunities forgone for the sake of art.
    • They clutch horseshoes and charm bracelets, they pull wishbones and cross their fingers - yet only a handful have reason to smile after the Lottery draw, where, for the punter, luck certainly plays a major part.
    • There are concrete beams, two kinds of truss, a suspension arch (like a miniature Sydney Harbour Bridge) and finally the elegant and ingenious Millennium Bridge: imagine a pair of wishbones joined at the tips.
    • Nothing too dramatic, just a potentially life-threatening trip over my own walking pole, which snaps like a wishbone.
    • They were not very varied in design and the emphasis was on good luck charms such as four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and wishbones, again set with tiny diamonds.
    • Lift up the neck skin to expose the wishbone and cut this away from the flesh, using a razor-sharp knife.
    • Suddenly they stop, statue-still, their knees crooked around one another, like fingers pulling on a wishbone.
    • In Sue, the two shoulder blades seem to be joined by a very small, almost straight piece of bone, and this was supposed to suggest that this was a wishbone like a bird's.
    • The V-shaped wishbone is important because it is typical of birds and what may be their immediate dinosaur ancestors.
  • 2A forked element in the suspension of a motor vehicle or aircraft, typically attached to a wheel at one end with the two arms hinged to the chassis.

    (汽车、飞机等的)叉形臂

    as modifier double wishbone suspension
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The total of twenty inches of suspension travel was achieved through the use of a purpose-built front and rear double A-arm independent wishbone suspension with coil over dampers
    • The front suspension is a double wishbone coil spring with damper and a five-link coil sprung solid axle in the rear.
    • The double wishbone suspension and coil-over shocks are mounted to large aluminum castings.
    • A double wishbone front suspension and gas-filled rear shocks help absorb vibration at faster speeds while providing a smoother ride over mixed road services.
    • The major components of the independent double wishbone suspension are aluminium or titanium with Teflon and Uniball joints used throughout.
  • 3Sailing
    A boom in two halves that curve outward around a sail and meet aft of it.

    〔航海〕叉形张帆杆

  • 4American Football
    An offensive formation in which the fullback lines up immediately behind the quarterback with the two halfbacks behind and on either side of the fullback.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The school with the history and tradition of running quarterbacks and wishbone offenses was about to be hit with culture shock.
    • Just line him up any which way - West Coast, vertical offense, wing-T, wishbone, doesn't matter - and let the most exciting player in the league do his thing.
    • From the days of the single wing, through the wishbone and through the modern era of wide-open offenses and spread sets, it always has been about running the ball.
    • Any football fan over 40 doesn't need to be reminded who Jack was - the first wishbone quarterback at the University of Oklahoma.
    • The three who came before Stoops all had one common flaw: Their offenses - wishbone or not - never made an impact.
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