英语单词

forked是什么意思

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)

英文词源


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》

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