gristle

• n. 软骨；软骨结构

词源不详，可能来自grist, 磨。-le, 表反复。因相对人体其它的骨头而言，软骨是一种耐磨性高的有弹性的胶状组织。

gristle (n.)

Old English gristle "cartilage," related to grost "gristle," from a common West Germanic word (cognates: Old Frisian and Middle Low German gristel, Old High German crostila, Middle High German gruschel) of obscure origin.

1. a lump of gristle

一块软骨

来自《权威词典》

2. Babies have gristle in some parts of the skull.

婴儿的脑壳有些部分是软骨.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. I can't eat this meat it's all gristle , ie full of gristle.

这肉不能吃 -- 净是软骨.

来自辞典例句

4. Because in the day, their vertebral gristle can be easily tread down.

因为在白天脊椎的软骨组织容易遭到压迫.

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