proboscis
proboscis 英 [prəˈbɒsɪs] 美 [prəˈbɑsɪs]
n. 鼻子；[昆] 喙；象鼻；[无脊椎] 吻
名词复数:probosces
- Proboscis is the scientific term for certain mammals' noses, especially long and flexible ones such as an elephant's trunk or a tapir's snout. If someone calls your nose a proboscis, they mean you've got a pretty big 'un.
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- n. 鼻子；[昆] 喙；象鼻；[无脊椎] 吻
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1. At least they didn't give me a butterfly's proboscis, or crab mandibles.
至少他们没有给我一只蝴蝶的鼻子，或者一只螃蟹的下颌。
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2. The bug’s serrated proboscis touches the skin’s nerves at fewer points than it would if smooth.
因为不光滑的缘故，所以蚊子锯齿状的尖喙会较少触碰到皮肤中的神经。
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3. Expecting the sugar water to follow, each trained bee extends its proboscis, which starts waving in the air, searching for nectar.
嗅到这些气味后，每只受过训练的蜜蜂还以为会有糖水，于是展开自己的吻管，使其在空中舞动，试图寻找蜜汁。
- proboscis (n.) c. 1600, "elephant's trunk," from Latin proboscis (Pliny), from Greek proboskis "elephant's trunk," literally "means for taking food," from pro "forward" (see pro-) + boskein "to nourish, feed," from boskesthai "graze, be fed," from stem *bot- (source of botane "grass, fodder;" see botanic).
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