harpoon

FREQ #23442

n. 鱼叉 vt. 用鱼叉叉, 用鱼叉捕获

发音

US /hɑːɹˈpuːn/
AU
UK /hɑːˈpuːn/

词形变化

harpoons 复数 harpoons harpooned harpooning harpoons 三单 harpooning 现在分词 harpooned 过去式 harpooned 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.

    渔叉

  2. 2.

    A sharp tip within a disposable syringe, used to penetrate the stopper.

  3. 3.

    A harmonica.

    俚语
v.
  1. 1.

    To shoot something with a harpoon.

    及物

词汇关系

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词源

From Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a variant of Latin harpagō, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”). Sense and spelling perhaps influenced by Dutch harpoen (“harpoon”). Doublet of harpagon.

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