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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。
（动物的）触须，触手；也指类似触手般能抓取或控制的东西
tentacles — plural of tentacle
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（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.
The octopus caught the fish with a tentacle.
章鱼用一根触手抓住了那条鱼。
某些动物如章鱼和鱿鱼的细长、无骨、柔软的器官或肢体。
An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
像触手一样能抓取和握住的事物
something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
某些食虫植物叶子上的腺毛。
One of the glandular hairs on the leaves of certain insectivorous plants.
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
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
The octopus extended one of its long tentacles to grab the crab.
章鱼伸出一条长触手去抓螃蟹。
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The jellyfish's tentacles can deliver a painful sting.
水母的触须会带来疼痛的蜇伤。
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A squid uses its tentacles to capture prey and bring it to its beak.
乌贼用触手捕捉猎物并送到喙边。
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caught in the tentacles of organized crime
被有组织犯罪的触角缠住。
WordNet
The octopus caught the fish with a tentacle.
章鱼用一根触手抓住了那条鱼。
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。
Not this
The octopus has eight tentacle.
Use this
The octopus has eight tentacles.
tentacle是可数名词，当表示多个触手时，必须使用复数形式tentacles，不能省略-s。
Not this
The tentical grabbed the fish.
Use this
The tentacle grabbed the fish.
tentacle的正确拼写是t-e-n-t-a-c-l-e，不要误拼为tentical，后者不是英语单词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
收回触手
The jellyfish retracted its tentacles when threatened.
水母受到威胁时收回了触手。
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。
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。
某事物（如组织、势力）的触角或控制范围
The tentacles of the multinational corporation reached into every corner of the economy.
这家跨国公司的触角伸到了经济的每个角落。
影响力或控制力无处不在
The secret society was rumored to have tentacles everywhere.
这个秘密社团据说无处不在。
Use tentacles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
tentacle音似'探她扣'，想象章鱼用触手探索并扣住猎物。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.