| 单词 | larynx |
| 释义 | larynx (once / 4065 pages) n The larynx, or "voice box," is the cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea, or "windpipe," which is in your throat. The larynx contains the vocal cords. The Greek word laryngos means "the upper windpipe." The larynx does all sorts of important things besides housing the vocal cords (which are actually folds, not cords). The larynx is involved in breathing, and it also helps keep food from entering your windpipe when you swallow. All mammals have one — the wolf that howls, the lion that roars, and Tarzan, who makes that — whatever that sound is he makes. WORD FAMILYlarynx: laryngeal, larynges, larynxes+/laryngeal: laryngeally USAGE EXAMPLESBut birds don’t have a mammalian brain or use a larynx to make sounds. Nature(Nov 17, 2016) They devote a lot to their love ballads: The male’s larynx fills more half of its body. National Geographic(Oct 29, 2016) If death did not occur from a neck fracture, the larynx/trachea were crushed, completely incapacitating the person. New York Times(Oct 24, 2016) n a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech Syn|Hyper voice box organ of speech, speech organ, vocal organ any of the organs involved in speech production cartilaginous structurebody structure given shape by cartilage |
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