gnarled
美音:
[nɑ:ld
]英音:
[nɑ:ld
]adj.多瘤的,粗糙的
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gnarled
/nɑ:ld; nɑrld/
adj
1 (of trees) twisted and rough; covered with knobs (指树木)扭曲粗糙的, 多节瘤的
*a gnarled oak, branch, trunk 多节瘤的橡树、树枝、树干.
2 (of hands or fingers) twisted, with swollen joints and rough skin; deformed (指手或手指)关节扭曲肿胀及皮肤粗糙的, 变形的
*hands gnarled with age 经年操劳而骨节嶙峋的手.
gnarled
adj
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: knurled 'having raised lines on the surface' (17-21 centuries), from knurl 'small part sticking out' (17-21 centuries)]
a gnarled tree or branch is rough and twisted with hard lumps
gnarled hands or fingers are twisted, rough, and difficult to move, usually because they are old