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

adj

WORD FAMILY

retractile: nonretractile

USAGE EXAMPLES

The bridge is formally known as a “retractile” bridge.

New York Times(May 14, 2013)

Mantle oval, covering the head and the greater part of the body; anterior tentacles, ill-developed; branchiae generally retractile.

Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2011)

The creature itself stands upon a retractile foot-stalk, and thrusts out above its battlements a large head, with four leaf-like expansions surrounded by cilia.

Slack, Henry J., Marvels of Pond-life—A Year's Micro...(2011)

adj capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back

cats have retractile claws

Syn|Ant

retractable

capable of being retracted

nonretractable, nonretractile

not capable of being retracted

单词	retractile
释义	retractile (once / 96880 pages) adj WORD FAMILY retractile: nonretractile USAGE EXAMPLES The bridge is formally known as a “retractile” bridge. New York Times(May 14, 2013) Mantle oval, covering the head and the greater part of the body; anterior tentacles, ill-developed; branchiae generally retractile. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2011) The creature itself stands upon a retractile foot-stalk, and thrusts out above its battlements a large head, with four leaf-like expansions surrounded by cilia. Slack, Henry J., Marvels of Pond-life—A Year's Micro...(2011) adj capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back cats have retractile claws Syn\|Ant retractable capable of being retracted nonretractable, nonretractile not capable of being retracted
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