gnarled

英 [nɑːld]

美 [nɑːrld]

adj.  扭曲的; 多节瘤的; 疙疙瘩瘩的; (因年老或疾病)弯曲的

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BNC.21937 / COCA.15383

牛津词典

adj.

• 扭曲的；多节瘤的；疙疙瘩瘩的
  twisted and rough; covered with hard lumps
  1. a gnarled oak/branch/trunk
     多节瘤的橡树 / 树枝 / 树干
• （因年老或疾病）弯曲的，扭曲的
  bent and twisted because of age or illness
  1. gnarled hands
     扭曲的手

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （树）多节瘤的，扭曲的，疙疙瘩瘩的
  Agnarledtree is twisted and strangely shaped because it is old.
  1. ...a large and beautiful garden full of ancient gnarled trees.
     长满了扭曲盘错的古树的漂亮大花园
• ADJ-GRADED 长满皱纹的；皮肤粗糙的；关节扭曲的
  A person who isgnarledlooks very old because their skin has lines on it or their body is bent. If someone hasgnarledhands, their hands are twisted as a result of old age or illness.
  1. ...gnarled old men...
     满脸皱纹的老人
  2. His hands were gnarled with arthritis.
     他的双手因患关节炎而扭曲变形。

英英释义

adj

• used of old persons or old trees
  1. gnarled and knotted hands
  2. a knobbed stick
  Synonym:gnarlyknottedknottyknobbed

双语例句

• An old, old ivy vine, gnarled and decayed at the roots, climbed half-way up the brick wall.
  一条很老的、多结巴的、根已经腐朽的常青藤爬上了砖墙的中部。
• The old orc had a look of peace and fulfillment upon his gnarled face.
  老兽人粗糙的脸上显出平和和满足的样子。
• At the same time, he raises his gnarled right hand from the ground, murmuring to beg.
  同时，他从地面提起他粗糙的右手，低声恳求。
• The old man drew a long gnarled finger across his throat.
  那老人将一只长而粗糙的手指划过他的喉咙。
• The fingers were gnarled, lumpy, with long, curving nails suggestive of animal claws
  手指粗糙，关节突出，指甲又长又弯，让人想起动物的爪子。
• Two stunted apple trees raised their gnarled and knotty branches on either side of the wicket gate.
  边门两旁，是两株瘦小的苹果树那多节的桠枝。
• There are men and women, too, all gnarled and bent out of shape.
  穷街陋巷中也聚居着为数众多的男人和女人，他们全都因过度劳作而扭曲了身形。
• The olive trees are old and gnarled.
  那里的橄榄树老而多节。
• The appreciation of the gnarled roots of an oak tree, sometimes used as stools in a-rich man's studio, is based on the same idea.
  艺术家对于盘曲的橡树根（富翁的书室里有时用之以为坐凳）的欣赏，也是根据这个观念。
• The Dark World is sort of a negative image of Light World, with gnarled trees, twisted creatures, and deviously degenerate dungeons.
  暗黑世界是光明世界的负面景象，有光秃的树木，奇异的生物和曲折诡异的地牢。