ankle
n
1 joint connecting the foot with the leg 踝; 踝關節.
2 thin part of the leg between this joint and the calf 踝節部; 腳腕子
[attrib 作定語]
`ankle socks, ie short socks covering the ankles but no higher (只到踝節部的)短襪. =>illus at foot 見foot之插圖.
?? 考研助記
ankle=angle(角)- 腳踝 ank(=anc前)+le(小東西):小腿之前的小部分- 踝
?? 擴展釋義
*['??kl]n. 踝【醫】 踝, 踝關節
?? 同詞根單詞
anglen. 角;[比喻](考慮、問題的)角度;觀點;輪廓鮮明的突出體;
vt. 使形成(或彎成)角度;把…放置成一角度;調整(或對準)…的角度;使(新聞、報道等)帶有傾向性;
vi. 垂釣;斜移;彎曲成一角度;從(某角度)報道;
They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.