Word · Frequency #17274
talon
爪；利爪
a sharp hooked claw, especially of a bird of prey
- 1.
A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
猛禽或其他捕食性动物尖锐弯曲的爪子。
- 2.
a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
尤其是猛禽的尖锐钩爪
- 3.
One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
象齿后部表面上的若干小突起之一。
- 4.
A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.)
一种底部凹、顶部凸的线脚；即葱形饰(凹部在上时称倒葱形饰)。
- 5.
The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
锁舌上供钥匙拨动以弹出锁舌的凸肩。
- 6.
The remaining stock of undealt cards.
未发的剩余牌。
猛禽或其他捕食性动物尖锐弯曲的爪子。；尤其是猛禽的尖锐钩爪；象齿后部表面上的若干小突起之一。；一种底部凹、顶部凸的线脚；即葱形饰(凹部在上时称倒葱形饰)。；锁舌上供钥匙拨动以弹出锁舌的凸肩。
In use
The eagle used its sharp talons to seize a fish from the river.
The hawk's talon gripped the branch tightly while it watched the ground.
An owl's powerful talons help it catch small animals at night.
seize [sth] in [one's] talons
talon 常指猛禽的利爪；普通动物的爪通常说 claw。
The eagle seized the snake in its talons.
老鹰用爪子抓住了蛇。
sink [one's] talons into [sth]
The hawk sank its talons into the rabbit.
老鹰把爪子扎进兔子身上。
the talons of [a bird of prey]
Connections
Collocations
- sharp talons
- 锋利的爪子
- The eagle uses its sharp talons to catch fish.老鹰用锋利的爪子抓鱼。
- eagle's talons
- 鹰爪
- The rabbit was carried off in the eagle's talons.兔子被鹰爪抓走了。
- clutch in its talons
- 用爪子紧紧抓住
- The hawk clutched the snake in its talons.鹰用爪子紧紧抓住蛇。
- powerful talons
- 有力的爪子
- Owls have powerful talons for gripping prey.猫头鹰有有力的爪子来抓住猎物。
- curved talons
- 弯曲的爪子
- The bird's curved talons are its main weapon.鸟弯曲的爪子是它的主要武器。
- sink its talons into
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只猛禽的利爪（talon），形状像字母T：尖端弯曲如钩，牢牢抓住猎物。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：动物图鉴、奇幻或冒险文学、日常口语 talon 比 claw 更正式，多用于书面语、动物图鉴或文学描写；日常口语中通常用 claw。选择哪种取决于语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'gallon' (/ˈɡælən/) exactly rhymes with 'talon' (/ˈtælən/). 'talent' shares the /ˈtæl/ start but ends in /ənt/; 'melon' has the same /lən/ ending but a different stressed vowel /ɛ/; UK 'salon' has /ˈsælɒn/ (US /səˈlɑːn/ differs in stress and vowels); US 'falcon' /ˈfælkən/ is a spelling lookalike with an extra /k/.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.