Word · Frequency #7471
tentacle
（动物的）触须，触手；也指类似触手般能抓取或控制的东西
A long, slender, flexible appendage of an animal, such as an octopus, used for grasping or moving; also, something that resembles this in its ability to grasp or control.
- 1.
An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
某些动物如章鱼和鱿鱼的细长、无骨、柔软的器官或肢体。
- 2.
something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
像触手一样能抓取和握住的事物
- 3.
One of the glandular hairs on the leaves of certain insectivorous plants.
某些食虫植物叶子上的腺毛。
- 4.
any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion
动物头部或口部附近的多种细长柔软器官,用于触觉、抓握或运动
- 5.
An insidious reach or influence.
潜在的影响或控制。
- 6.
Something like a zoological limb.
类似动物肢体的东西。
某些动物如章鱼和鱿鱼的细长、无骨、柔软的器官或肢体。；像触手一样能抓取和握住的事物；某些食虫植物叶子上的腺毛。；动物头部或口部附近的多种细长柔软器官,用于触觉、抓握或运动；潜在的影响或控制。
In use
The octopus extended one of its long tentacles to grab the crab.
The jellyfish's tentacles can deliver a painful sting.
A squid uses its tentacles to capture prey and bring it to its beak.
caught in the tentacles of organized crime
a tentacle of something
The octopus caught the fish with a tentacle.
章鱼用一根触手抓住了那条鱼。
the tentacles of something
比喻义，表示控制或影响范围。
The tentacles of the media giant reach every corner of the country.
这家媒体巨头的触角伸到了国家的每个角落。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- octopus tentacle
- 章鱼触手
- The octopus tentacle reached out and grabbed the crab.章鱼的触手伸出来抓住了螃蟹。
- tentacle grip
- 触手般的抓握
- The machine's tentacle grip held the box tightly.机器触手般的抓握牢牢地抓住了盒子。
- retract its tentacles
- 收回触手
- The jellyfish retracted its tentacles when threatened.水母受到威胁时收回了触手。
- tentacle-like
- 触手般的
- The plant had tentacle-like vines that wrapped around trees.这种植物有触手般的藤蔓，缠绕在树上。
- tentacles of the law
- 法网（法律的触手）
- The criminal couldn't escape the tentacles of the law forever.罪犯无法永远逃脱法网。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tentacle音似'探她扣'，想象章鱼用触手探索并扣住猎物。
Context & Register
混合：生物学；比喻。在生物学中描述章鱼等动物的触手；也用于比喻，指像触手一样抓取或控制的力量或影响。通常见于科学描述和文学比喻。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words sharing the spelling pattern '-tacle' are listed. Only 'spectacle' has the same stressed vowel (/ɛ/) as 'tentacle' but with a different consonant cluster. Others have different stressed vowels or stress positions. 'Receptacle' has stress on the second syllable with the same vowel /ɛ/ but does not follow the same stress pattern.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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