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单词 trunk
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trunk

noun
/trʌŋk/
/trʌŋk/
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    [countable]
    the thick main stem of a tree, that the branches grow from
    • an instrument made from a hollowed-out tree trunk
    Topics Plants and treesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • massive
    • thick
    • gnarled
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    (North American English)
    (British English boot)
    [countable] the space at the back of a car that you put bags, cases, etc. in
    • He slammed the trunk shut.
    • She popped the trunk and we tossed the stuff inside.
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • car
    verb + trunk
    • open
    • pop
    • close
    preposition
    • in the trunk
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    [countable]
    the long nose of an elephantTopics Animalsc1
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    trunks
    (also swimming trunks, North American English also swim trunks)
    [plural] a piece of clothing covering the lower part of the body and sometimes the top part of the legs, worn by men and boys for swimming
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bathing
    • swim
    • swimming
    … of trunks
    • pair
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    [countable]
    a large, strong box with a lid (= cover), used for storing or transporting clothes, books, etc.
    • I found the documents at the bottom of an old tin trunk in the attic.
    • She was packing her school trunk.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • old
    • tin
    • wooden
    verb + trunk
    • pack
    • unpack
    preposition
    • in a/​the trunk
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  6. [countable, usually singular] the main part of the human body apart from the head, arms and legs see also torsoTopics Bodyc2
  7. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tronc, from Latin truncus.
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