| 单词 | fluke |
| 释义 | fluke fluke1 /floohk/, n. 1. the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm. See diag. under anchor. 2. a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, spear, arrow, or the like. 3. either half of the triangular tail of a whale. [1555-65; perh. special use of FLUKE3] fluke2 /floohk/, n. 1. an accidental advantage; stroke of good luck: He got the job by a fluke. 2. an accident or chance happening. 3. an accidentally successful stroke, as in billiards. [1855-60; of obscure orig.; cf. dial. fluke a guess] fluke3 —flukeless, adj. /floohk/, n. 1. any of several American flounders of the genus Paralichthys, esp. P. dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean. 2. any of various other flatfishes. 3. a trematode. [bef. 900; ME flok(e), fluke, OE floc; c. ON floki; cf. OHG flah flat (G flach)] |
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