Word · Frequency #21896
innards
内脏；肠子
The internal organs of a person or animal, especially the viscera or intestines.
- 1.
The internal organs of a human or animal; especially viscera, intestines.
人或动物的内脏,尤指脏腑、肠
- 2.
The inner workings of something; the insides or guts.
某物的内部构造；内部或核心
内部结构；内部机件；人或动物的内脏,尤指脏腑、肠；某物的内部构造；内部或核心；内脏
In use
The chef prepared the chicken innards for the pâté.
The biologist dissected the frog and examined its innards.
The hunter knew how to clean the deer's innards in the field.
the innards of [something]
The engineer examined the innards of the clock.
工程师检查了钟表的内部结构。
[possessive] innards
innards 通常以复数形式出现，指内脏或内部结构。
The hunter cleaned the deer's innards.
猎人清理了鹿的内脏。
Common mistakes
The innard of the machine is complicated.The innards of the machine are complicated.
Connections
Collocations
- animal innards
- 动物内脏
- The recipe calls for animal innards, which many people dislike.这道食谱需要动物内脏，很多人不喜欢吃。
- chicken innards
- 鸡内脏；鸡杂
- She simmered the chicken innards to make broth.她把鸡内脏炖了来做汤。
- the innards of a computer
- 计算机的内部构造；电脑内部机件
- He opened the case to inspect the innards of the computer.他打开机箱检查电脑的内部构造。
- the innards of the machine
- 机器的内部结构
- The mechanic knew every part of the innards of the machine.这名机械师对机器的内部结构了如指掌。
- mechanical innards
- 机械内部装置
- The old clock's mechanical innards were surprisingly intricate.那座旧钟的机械内部装置复杂得惊人。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 in + nards，联想内脏和机器零件都“在内部(in)”，记住 innards 就是“内部的东西”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：口语中谈论人或动物的内脏、肠子、口语中指机器、设备或某物的内部结构 这个词属于非正式口语用词，多用于日常交谈或非正式文字；在正式写作、医学或技术文档中通常改用 internal organs（内脏）或 inner workings（内部构造）更合适。
Grammar Note
通常用复数形式，谓语动词用复数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
innards 读作 /ˈɪnədz/，无 /r/。没有常见词完全押韵。列出的 -ards 拼写词（inwards /ˈɪnwərdz/、towards /tɔːrdz/、afterwards /ˈæftərwərdz/、backwards /ˈbækwərdz/）形似但含 /w/ 或 /r/，重读元音也不同，读音与 innards 不同。methods /ˈmeθədz/ 仅末尾非重读 /ədz/ 相同，重读元音为 /e/，也不押韵。注意别因拼写把 innards 误读成 /ˈɪnərdz/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.