gnarl meaning in English
n.
(木材的)节,瘤。
vt.
1.扭,拗。
2.使有节。
vi.
生节。
vi.
= gnar(r)。
Examples
- Sailor as he was, it was easy enough for him to clamber up the gnarled trunk .
他虽说是个水手,攀上这扭曲的树干,倒还容易。 - Two stunted apple trees raised their gnarled and knottily branches on either side of the wicket gate .
边门两旁,是两株瘦小的苹果树那多节的桠枝。 - The elderly white-haired officer had the gnarled and menacing brow and blazing, powerful eyes .
这位白发军官双目炯炯有神,眉宇间露出一副执拗的凶相。 - A short man with a bunched wing body that gave the impression of being gnarled and sour .
他矮短身材,瘦削结实,身上筋筋节节的,给人的印象是个久经风霜、脾气执拗的人。 - His father was a spare old man, his hands gnarled after the work of a lifetime, silent and upright .
施特略夫的父亲是个瘦削的老人,因为终生劳动,两手骨节扭结,不言不语,诚实耿直。