单词 | gnarled |
释义 | gnarled (nɑːʳld ) 1. adjective A gnarled tree is twisted and strangely shaped because it is old. ...a large and beautiful garden full of ancient gnarled trees. Synonyms: twisted, knotted, contorted, knotty 2. adjective A person who is gnarled looks very old because their skin has lines on it or their body is bent. If someone has gnarled hands, their hands are twisted as a result of old age or illness. ...gnarled old men. His hands were gnarled with arthritis. Collocations: gnarled tree And the beams may have been strengthened with steel, but in some rooms they still resemble gnarled tree trunks. Times, Sunday Times Commonly growing as a gnarled tree up to 15 m (50 ft) in height, it can be much smaller in more exposed areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the foreground, a highly engineered grid protects the trunk of a gnarled tree. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This gnarled tree grows preferentially in riparian forest, where it a common pioneer species growing to a height of 1020 m. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Growing as a gnarled tree to 7 m (23 ft) high, it has large green leaves up to 22 cm (8.7 in) long with dentate (toothed) margins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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