gnarled

英 [nɑːld]

美 [nɑːrld]

adj. 扭曲的; 多节瘤的; 疙疙瘩瘩的; (因年老或疾病)弯曲的

GRE TEM8

BNC.21937 / COCA.15383

牛津词典

adj.

扭曲的；多节瘤的；疙疙瘩瘩的
twisted and rough; covered with hard lumps
1. a gnarled oak/branch/trunk
  多节瘤的橡树 / 树枝 / 树干
（因年老或疾病）弯曲的，扭曲的
bent and twisted because of age or illness
1. gnarled hands
  扭曲的手

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED （树）多节瘤的，扭曲的，疙疙瘩瘩的
Agnarledtree is twisted and strangely shaped because it is old.
1. ...a large and beautiful garden full of ancient gnarled trees.
  长满了扭曲盘错的古树的漂亮大花园
ADJ-GRADED 长满皱纹的；皮肤粗糙的；关节扭曲的
A person who isgnarledlooks very old because their skin has lines on it or their body is bent. If someone hasgnarledhands, their hands are twisted as a result of old age or illness.
1. ...gnarled old men...
  满脸皱纹的老人
2. His hands were gnarled with arthritis.
  他的双手因患关节炎而扭曲变形。

英英释义

adj

used of old persons or old trees
1. gnarled and knotted hands
2. a knobbed stick
Synonym:gnarlyknottedknottyknobbed

双语例句

There are men and women, too, all gnarled and bent out of shape.
穷街陋巷中也聚居着为数众多的男人和女人，他们全都因过度劳作而扭曲了身形。
An old, old ivy vine, gnarled and decayed at the roots, climbed half-way up the brick wall.
一条很老的、多结巴的、根已经腐朽的常青藤爬上了砖墙的中部。
The wind has gnarled this old tree.
大风扭坏了这棵老树。
Archie held the lamp low over the bed to give light and one of his gnarled fingers was on Ashley's wrist.
阿尔奇在床边低低地举着灯照亮，同时用一个骨节肿大的手指放在艾希礼的手腕子上。
A pecan tree can live for300 years and when they're old and gnarled, they can still bear fruit.
今天是核桃树节，核桃树能活300年，老了之后还能结果。
The tree has gnarled red branches and deep green leaves.
这棵树的树枝扭曲多瘤且呈红色，树叶则是深绿色。
The appreciation of the gnarled roots of an oak tree, sometimes used as stools in a-rich man's studio, is based on the same idea.
艺术家对于盘曲的橡树根（富翁的书室里有时用之以为坐凳）的欣赏，也是根据这个观念。
Pale clerks, laborers with stiff, gnarled hands, old fishermen, and young mechanics;
有脸色苍白的职员，双手僵直粗糙的劳工；上了年纪的渔民和年轻的技工；
Two stunted apple trees raised their gnarled and knotty 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。
His hands were gnarled with arthritis.
他的双手因患关节炎而扭曲变形。