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单词 gnarled
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gnarled1 /nɑrld/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Botanytwisted or knotted into a deformed condition:gnarled tree roots; gnarled hands.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gnarled  (närld),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Botany(of trees) full of or covered with gnarls;
    bent;
    twisted.
  2. having a rugged, weather-beaten appearance:a gnarled old sea captain.
  3. crabby;
    cantankerous.
  • variant of knurled 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gnarled /nɑːld/ adj
  1. having gnarls
  2. (esp of hands) rough, twisted, and weather-beaten in appearance
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gnarl1  (närl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanya knotty protuberance on a tree;
    knot.

v.t. 
  1. to twist into a knotted or distorted form.
  • back formation from gnarled 1805–15
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . contort, distort.

gnarl2  (närl),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to growl;
    snarl.
  • variant of gnar 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gnarl /nɑːl/ n
  1. any knotty protuberance or swelling on a tree
 vb
  1. (transitive) to knot or cause to knot
Etymology: 19th Century: back formation from gnarled, probably variant of knurled; see knurl
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