| 单词 | retractile |
| 释义 | retractile (once / 96880 pages) adj WORD FAMILY retractile: nonretractile USAGE EXAMPLESThe 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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