circumvallate

vt. 用城墙围住 [医] 轮廓状的

发音

/sɜːkəmˈvæleɪt/

词形变化

circumvallated circumvallates 三单 circumvallates circumvallating circumvallating 现在分词 circumvallated 过去式 circumvallated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.

  2. 2.

    Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.

    医学

    circumvallate papillae, near the base of the tongue

词汇关系

动词

上位词 5

wall fence surround fence in palisade

词源

From Latin circumvallare, from circum- + vallum (“rampart”).

来源：wiktionary