forked
英 [fɔːkt]***美 [fɔrkt]
- adj. 有叉的;不真诚的
- v. 成叉状;用叉(或耙)干活(fork的过去分词形式)
中文词源
- forked (adj.)
- c. 1300, "branched or divided in two parts," past participle adjective from fork (v.). Of roads from 1520s; from 1550s as "pointing more than one way." In 16c.-17c. sometimes with a suggestion of "cuckold," on the notion of "horned." Forked tongue as a figure of duplicitous speech is from 1885, American English. Double tongue in the same sense is from 15c.
双语例句
- 1. Jaegers are swift black birds with long forked tails.
- 贼鸥是飞行速度很快的黑色鸟类,尾部长而分叉。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Beyond the village the road forked.
- 过了村子之后路分了岔。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a bird with a forked tail
- 有叉形尾羽的鸟
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The farmer forked hay.
- 这农民用叉子叉干草.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. I've forked out enough money on this holiday.
- 这个假期我交的钱够多了.
来自《简明英汉词典》