forked

英 [fɔːkt] 美[fɔrkt]
  • adj. 有叉的;不真诚的
  • v. 成叉状;用叉(或耙)干活(fork的过去分词形式)

英英释意


1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches;
"the biramous appendages of an arthropod"
"long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"
"a forked river"
"a forked tail"
"forked lightning"
"horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"
2. having two meanings with intent to deceive;
"a sly double meaning"
"spoke with forked tongue"

英文词源


forked (adj.)
c. 1300, "branched or divided in two parts," past participle adjective from fork (v.). Of roads from 1520s; from 1550s as "pointing more than one way." In 16c.-17c. sometimes with a suggestion of "cuckold," on the notion of "horned." Forked tongue as a figure of duplicitous speech is from 1885, American English. Double tongue in the same sense is from 15c.

词组搭配


with forked tongue

(humorous)untruthfully; deceitfully

(幽默)言不由衷地;口是心非地

实用场景例句


a bird with a forked tail
有叉形尾羽的鸟

牛津词典

the forked tongue of a snake
蛇的叉形舌

牛津词典

Jaegers are swift black birds with long forked tails.
贼鸥是飞行速度很快的黑色鸟类,尾部长而分叉。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The farmer forked hay.
这农民用叉子叉干草.

《简明英汉词典》

Snakes have forked tongues.
蛇的舌头呈叉状.

期刊摘选

And flickered his tongue like a forked night on the air, so black.
和闪烁他的舌头分叉像一个晚上的空气, 所以黑色.

期刊摘选

He added that people think of dragons as being dishonest because of their forked tongues.
他还补充说,龙有叉形的舌头,所以人们认为龙不诚实.

期刊摘选

They forked up as much of the soil possible, easing compaction.
他们尽可能的挖出泥土, 减轻土壤夯实程度.

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He forked the soil.
他用叉松土.

期刊摘选

I've forked out enough money on this holiday.
这个假期我交的钱够多了.

《简明英汉词典》

I forked out almost one thousand dollars for the dinner.
为了这顷晚饭我花了近1000元.

期刊摘选

A small sum of money is supposed to be forked out quarterly for burglary and robbery insurance.
每季度要交一小笔防盗防抢保险金.

《简明英汉词典》

The waves were running mountains high and the inky clouds were riven by forked lightning.
波涛汹涌如山,闪电象一把叉子似地划破了漆黑的云层.

辞典例句

A lamb goes astray on a forked road.
歧路亡羊.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Jealousy does not protrude its forked tongue at the artist who produce a commonplace painting.
嫉妒不会伸出带叉的舌头去诽谤一个只有平庸之才的画家.

期刊摘选

I am a large bird with a hooked bill, a forked tail, and long broad wings.
我是一种有著钩型鸟嘴 、 像鱼一样分叉尾巴以及长宽翅膀的大鸟.

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He speaks with forked tongue.
她说话不老实.

口语例句

Wood ash should be forked or dug into the soil.
木灰应被耙入或插进土壤里.

期刊摘选

We forked right at the church.
我们自教堂向右走.

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Fig . 2. Simple and forked germ tubes of conidia of the melon powdery mildew fungi.
图2. 甜瓜白粉病菌孢子的二型发芽管.

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He forked the weeds out.
他用耙子除草.

《简明英汉词典》

We stood undecided at a parting of the ways where a forest path forked.
我们站在进森林的叉路口犹豫不决.

期刊摘选

South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging.
南非的灌木,有叉状的刺和象李子的果实; 常被用做树篱.

期刊摘选

The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning.
叉状的闪电照亮了黑沉沉的天空。

辞典例句

Ann forked some fish into her mouth.
安用叉子叉了点儿鱼肉放进嘴里。

辞典例句

a bird with a forked tail
有叉形尾羽的鸟

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

The path dipped down to a sort of cove, and then it forked in two directions.
这条路向下延伸到了一个山坳,然后在那里分了岔。

柯林斯例句

He forked an egg onto a piece of bread and folded it into a sandwich.
他用叉子叉了个鸡蛋放在面包上,然后把面包片折起做成了三明治。

柯林斯例句

Beyond the village the road forked.
过了村子之后路分了岔。

柯林斯例句