/ˈbreɪkɪeɪt/
no obj., usu. with adverbial of direction
- (of certain apes) move by using the arms or swing from branch to branch(猴等)用双臂吊荡树枝前进。
/ˈbreɪkɪɪt/1
- Biology branched, especially having widely spread paired branches on alternate sides【生】有枝的(尤指交互对生枝的, 十字对生的)。
1.1
- having arms有臂的。
派生词
brachiation
nounbrachiator
noun词源
mid 18th cent. (originally in the sense 'having paired branches'): from Latin brachium 'arm' + -ATE2.