osculate

vt. 接吻, 接触, 与...有共同特性 vi. 有共通点

发音

UK /ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt/
UK /ˈɒskjʊlət/
其它
其它
UK /ˈɒskjəˌleɪt/
UK /ˈɒskjələt/
US /ˈɑskjəˌleɪt/
US /ˈɑskjələt/
US /ˈɑskjuˌleɪt/
US /ˈɑskjulət/

词形变化

osculated osculates 三单 osculates osculating osculating 现在分词 osculated 过去式 osculated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To kiss.

    及物/不及物
  2. 2.

    To touch so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.

    数学
  3. 3.

    To make contact.

    不及物
  4. 4.

    To perform osculation.

  5. 5.

    To form a connecting link between two genera.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to kissing.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

kiss snog buss

上位词 7

touch join share link connect unite link up

下位词 2

smack peck

词源

Borrowed from Latin ōsculātus, perfect active participle of ōsculor (“to kiss”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ōsculum (“a kiss”) + -or (verbal suffix), from ōs (“mouth”) + -culum (diminutive suffix). Doublet of oscillate.

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