英语词汇“caltrop”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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caltrop in British English

or caltrap (ˈkæltrəp) or calthrop (ˈkælθrəp)

noun

any tropical or subtropical plant of the zygophyllaceous genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia that have spiny burs or bracts

2. water caltrop

3. another name for the star thistle

4. military

a four-spiked iron ball or four joined spikes laid upon the ground as a device to lame cavalry horses, puncture tyres, etc

Word origin

Old English calcatrippe (the plant), from Medieval Latin calcatrippa, probably from Latin calx heel + trippa trap1

caltrop in American English

(ˈkæltrəp; ˈkælˌtrɑp)

noun

an iron device with four spikes, placed on the ground so that one spike sticks up to hinder enemy cavalry

a similar device used to puncture pneumatic tires

any of a number of plants with spiny flowering parts or fruits

; specif.,

various plants (esp. Tribulus terrestris) of the caltrop family

various plants of other families, as star thistle and water chestnut

adjective

designating a family (Zygophyllaceae) of dicotyledonous plants, shrubs, or trees (order Sapindales),including guaiacum, creosote bush, and bean caper

Also ˈcaltrap, ˈcalthrop (ˈkælθrəp)

Word origin

ME calketrappe < OE calcatrippe, star thistle & OFr chaucetrape, both < ML calcatrippa < L calcare, to tread upon (< calx, heel: see calcar) + Gmc *trippon, trip

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释义	Trends of caltrop View usage for: caltrop in British English or caltrap (ˈkæltrəp) or calthrop (ˈkælθrəp) noun 1. any tropical or subtropical plant of the zygophyllaceous genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia that have spiny burs or bracts 2. water caltrop 3. another name for the star thistle 4. military a four-spiked iron ball or four joined spikes laid upon the ground as a device to lame cavalry horses, puncture tyres, etc Word origin Old English calcatrippe (the plant), from Medieval Latin calcatrippa, probably from Latin calx heel + trippa trap1 caltrop in American English (ˈkæltrəp; ˈkælˌtrɑp) noun 1. an iron device with four spikes, placed on the ground so that one spike sticks up to hinder enemy cavalry 2. a similar device used to puncture pneumatic tires 3. any of a number of plants with spiny flowering parts or fruits ; specif., a. various plants (esp. Tribulus terrestris) of the caltrop family b. various plants of other families, as star thistle and water chestnut adjective 4. designating a family (Zygophyllaceae) of dicotyledonous plants, shrubs, or trees (order Sapindales),including guaiacum, creosote bush, and bean caper Also ˈcaltrap, ˈcalthrop (ˈkælθrəp) Word origin ME calketrappe < OE calcatrippe, star thistle & OFr chaucetrape, both < ML calcatrippa < L calcare, to tread upon (< calx, heel: see calcar) + Gmc *trippon, trip
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