Tusk
01
獠牙, 长牙
each of the curved pointy teeth of some animals such as elephants, boars, etc., especially one that stands out from the closed mouth
例子
The poacher crept through the underbrush, his eyes fixed greedily on the elephant 's prized tusks.
偷猎者蹑手蹑脚地穿过灌木丛，贪婪的目光紧盯着大象珍贵的象牙。
02
长牙, 象牙
the hard, smooth, ivory-colored dentine that forms the main substance of elephant and walrus tusks
例子
The walrus 's tusk consists mostly of dentine.
海象的长牙主要由牙质构成。
to tusk
01
拔牙, 移除象牙
to remove the tusks from an animal, typically for management, trade, or poaching
例子
Farmers tusk boars to reduce danger to other animals.
农民拔除野猪的獠牙以减少对其他动物的危险。
02
用角顶, 用獠牙刺穿
to stab, gore, or pierce with a tusk or horn
例子
The walrus tusked the ice floe as it tried to climb out of the water.
海象试图爬出水面时，用长牙刺穿了浮冰。
