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
语法信息
有生性状态
无生命
形态构成
简单词
可数
复数形式
tusks
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
语法信息
形态构成
派生
动作动词
规则
现在时
tusk
第三人称单数
tusks
现在分词
tusking
一般过去时
tusked
过去分词
tusked
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。
