Prong
[prɒŋ] or [prɔŋ]
解释:
(n.) A sharp-pointed instrument.
(n.) The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs.
(n.) A sharp projection, as of an antler.
(n.) The fang of a tooth.
弗里达编辑
解释:
n. the spike of a fork or similar instrument: one of several points or projections as on an antler.—v.t. to stab with a prong.—adj. Pronged having prongs.—n. Prong′-hoe.—adj. Prong′-horn having horns with a prong.—n. the prong-buck or cabrit the American antelope.
厄玛编辑
例句:
- Had it a deep prong, hey? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- In either case the distance through which the prongs move is very small and the period is very short, so that the eye can seldom detect the movement itself. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- If a light cork ball on the end of a thread is brought in contact with a sounding fork, the ball does not remain at rest, but vibrates back and forth, being driven by the moving prongs. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- The passengers slide off upon the prongs of the comb at the top and land without jar or shock. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- The platform glides through the prongs of a comb at the lower level and journeys upward at a moderate speed. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- That the prongs are in motion, however, is seen by the action of a pith ball when brought in contact with the prongs (see Section 250). 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
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