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tentacle

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n.(动物)触须、触角,(植物)腺毛

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tentacle为短语/超纲词汇

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形容词:tentacular

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tempt,tent=to try(尝试)

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tentacle


/'tentəkl; `tɛntəkl/
n slender flexible part extending from the body of certain animals (eg snails, octopuses), used for feeling or grasping things or for moving 触须; 触角; 触手.

tentacle


n[C]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Modern Latin;Origin: tentaculum, from Latin tentare; TEMPT]
one of the long thin parts of a sea creature such as an octopus which it uses for holding things
tentacles [plural]
the influence or effect that something has on other people or things - used to show disapproval
 The company's tentacles spread from car manufacturing to railways.