| 单词 | elbow |
| 释义 | elbow (once / 270 pages) 1nv 2n 3n Your elbow is the bendy part of your arm between your wrist and your shoulder. Sometimes people use their pointy elbows to elbow people out of the way. Your elbows are major joints in your arms, making it possible for you to do many things — including get scolded for having your elbows rudely on the table while you eat. Clothing can be said to have elbows as well: "I like your professor jacket with the patches on the elbows." Other inanimate objects with elbows include rivers and pipes: a sharp bend in either of these is also called an elbow. WORD FAMILYelbow: elbowed, elbowing, elbows+/elbowing: elbowings USAGE EXAMPLESOn the other side of the classroom, the newcomers learned basics: Arms and elbows relaxed. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) He was the backup quarterback for the Giants until undergoing elbow surgery several weeks ago. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) “That elbow injury just kind of pushed me over the edge.” Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped Syn|Hyper articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, cubitus, elbow joint, human elbow ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane 2n the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow Hyper articulatio, articulation, joint (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) 3n the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint his coat had patches over the elbows Hyper cloth covering a covering made of cloth 4v push one's way with the elbows Hyper jostle, shove come into rough contact with while moving 5v shove one's elbow into another person's ribs 2Hyper nudge, poke at, prod to push against gently n a sharp bend in a road or river 3Hyper bend, curve curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) n a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it Hyper pipage, pipe, piping a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. |
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