Word · Frequency #17274
talon
爪；利爪
核心释义
a sharp hooked claw, especially of a bird of prey
- 1.
猛禽或其他捕食性动物尖锐弯曲的爪子。
A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
- 2.
尤其是猛禽的尖锐钩爪
a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
- 3.
象齿后部表面上的若干小突起之一。
One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
- 4.
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)。
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.)
- 5.
锁舌上供钥匙拨动以弹出锁舌的凸肩。
The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
- 6.
未发的剩余牌。
The remaining stock of undealt cards.
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。
用法In use
The eagle used its sharp talons to seize a fish from the river.
用法提示：talons 是名词 talon 的复数形式，指猛禽的利爪。
The hawk's talon gripped the branch tightly while it watched the ground.
用法提示：talon 是名词单数，表示鸟类的利爪。
An owl's powerful talons help it catch small animals at night.
用法提示：talons 是名词复数，在这里指用于捕食的利爪。
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]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.