trunk

/trʌŋk/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

树干；汽车后备箱；象鼻；大箱子

释义与例句

n. 树干；汽车后备箱；象鼻；大箱子
the thick main stem of a tree; the covered space at the back of a car for luggage; the long nose of an elephant; a large strong box for storing or carrying things
  1. The elephant used its trunk to drink water.
    大象用鼻子喝水。
  2. Put the luggage in the trunk of the car.
    把行李放在汽车后备箱里。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The old tree had a thick, hollow trunk.
    那棵老树有一棵又粗又空心的树干。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想 drink(喝)→象鼻用来喝水→trunk

词族与关联词

同义词
  • stem （树）干，茎
    指树或植物的主干
    The stem of the tree was covered in thick bark. 树干上覆盖着厚厚的树皮。
反义词
  • branch 树枝
    trunk 是树干主体，branch 是分枝，部位相对。
    The bird perched on a branch above the trunk. 鸟儿栖息在树干上方的树枝上。
常见搭配
  • tree trunk 树干
    The tree trunk was so wide that two people could not embrace it. 这树干粗得两个人都抱不过来。
  • car trunk 汽车后备箱
    I kept the spare tire in the car trunk. 我把备胎放在汽车后备箱里。
  • elephant's trunk 象鼻
    The elephant picked up the peanut with its trunk. 大象用鼻子捡起了花生。