trunk 英 [trʌŋk]   美 [trʌŋk]

trunk

trunk  英 [trʌŋk] 美 [trʌŋk]

n. 树干;躯干;象鼻;汽车车尾的行李箱 

名词复数:trunks 

The bark was riven off from the trunk. 树皮从树干上被扯了下来。
the bottom of the trunk. 树干底部

  • The noun trunk refers to the main stem of a tree. If you want to make maple syrup, you need to tap the trunk of the maple tree and collect the tree's sap, which can then be boiled into a sticky syrup.
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  • n. 树干;躯干;象鼻;汽车车尾的行李箱
  • 1. The bark was riven off from the trunk.

    树皮从树干上被扯了下来。

  • 2. the bottom of the trunk.

    树干底部

  • trunk (n.1) mid-15c., "box, case," from Old French tronc "alms box in a church," also "trunk of a tree, trunk of the human body, wooden block" (12c.), from Latin truncus "trunk of a tree, trunk of the body," of uncertain origin, probably originally "mutilated, cut off," and perhaps from PIE root *tere- (2) "cross over, pass through, overcome."
  • trunk (n.2) "elephant's snout," 1560s, apparently from trunk (n.1), perhaps from confusion with trump (n.2), short for trumpet.
trunk / trʌŋk ; NAmE trʌŋk / noun 1 [countable ] the thick main stemof a tree, that the branches grow from 树干 2 ( NAmE) ( BrE boot ) [countable ] the space at the back of a car that you put bags, cases, etc. in (汽车后部的)行李箱 3 [countable ] the long nose of an elephant 象鼻 4 trunks [plural ] = swimming trunks 5 [countable ] a large strong box with a lid used for storing or transporting clothes, books, etc. 大箱子;大衣箱 6 [countable ,  usually singular ] the main part of the human body apart from the head, arms and legs (人的)躯干 see also torso  (1 ) trunk trunks trunk / trʌŋk ; NAmE trʌŋk /
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