gristle

英 ['grɪs(ə)l]美 ['ɡrɪsl]
  • n. 软骨；软骨结构
GRE

中文词源

gristle 软骨

词源不详，可能来自grist, 磨。-le, 表反复。因相对人体其它的骨头而言，软骨是一种耐磨性高的有弹性的胶状组织。

英文词源

gristle (n.)
Old English gristle "cartilage," related to grost "gristle," from a common West Germanic word (cognates: Old Frisian and Middle Low German gristel, Old High German crostila, Middle High German gruschel) of obscure origin.

双语例句

1. a lump of gristle
一块软骨
来自《权威词典》
2. Babies have gristle in some parts of the skull.
婴儿的脑壳有些部分是软骨.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. I can't eat this meat it's all gristle , ie full of gristle.
这肉不能吃 -- 净是软骨.
来自辞典例句
4. Because in the day, their vertebral gristle can be easily tread down.
因为在白天脊椎的软骨组织容易遭到压迫.
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