brachiate

a. [植]十字对生的

发音

/ˈbɹækɪeɪt/
/ˈbɹækɪət/

词形变化

brachiated brachiates 三单 brachiates brachiating brachiating 现在分词 brachiated 过去式 brachiated 过去分词 more brachiate 比较级 most brachiate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.

    不及物

    […] brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having decussate branches.

    生物 植物学

词汇关系

动词

上位词 2

swing sway
形容词

近义相关 2

armed branchy

词源

Back-formation from brachiator, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

来源：wiktionary