| 释义 |
nutcracker
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: nut (I) + cracker
1.
a. : an implement for cracking nuts
b. : something resembling a nutcracker
< squeezed in the nutcracker of taxes and inflation — Journal of Accountancy >
2.
a. [translation of German nussbrecher] : a European bird (Nucifraga caryocatactes) of the family Corvidae that is dark brown spotted with white
b. : clark nutcracker
II. adjective
: suggestive of or resembling the jaws of a nutcracker especially from lack of teeth
< a thin young man with a nutcracker nose and jaw — David Garnett > |