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prehensile

/pri-hen-sil, -sahyl/US // prɪˈhɛn sɪl, -saɪl //UK // (prɪˈhɛnsaɪl) //

无柄,无柄的,无梗,无袖

Related Words

rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我hungry饥饿,饿了,饥饿的,饥肠辘辘impatient急于求成,急躁,耐心,急于求成的人eager渴望,急于求成,急于,急于求成的wishful一厢情愿,愿望,一厢情愿的,一厢情愿地penny-pinching一分钱一分货,一钱不值,一毛不拔,一钱不值的mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是extorting敲诈勒索,敲诈,勒索,敲诈性avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财avid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,热心covetous贪婪的,贪婪,觊觎,贪婪的人demanding要求高的,要求高,苛刻的,苛刻的要求desirous欲望,希望,渴望,欲望的grasping掌握,抓取,抓住,握紧greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人predatory掠夺性,掠夺性的,掠夺式,掠夺式的grabby抢手的,抢手,攫取,抢答grabbing抓住,抓紧时间,抓取,抢夺acquisitive掌握的,购置性的,掌握,购置

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.
    • : able to perceive quickly; having keen mental grasp.
    • : greedy; grasping; avaricious.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inacquisitive
Synonyms
rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财avid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,热心covetous贪婪的,贪婪,觊觎,贪婪的人demanding要求高的,要求高,苛刻的,苛刻的要求desirous欲望,希望,渴望,欲望的grabbing抓住,抓紧时间,抓取,抢夺grabby抢手的,抢手,攫取,抢答grasping掌握,抓取,抓住,握紧greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人predatory掠夺性,掠夺性的,掠夺式,掠夺式的
as inpiggish
Synonyms
acquisitive掌握的,购置性的,掌握,购置avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财avid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,热心carnivorous肉食性的,食肉的,肉食性,肉食性动物close关闭,密切,结束,靠近close-fisted近乎苛刻的,近身肉搏,严密的,近距离接触covetous贪婪的,贪婪,觊觎,贪婪的人craving渴望,欲望,愿望,瘾头desirous欲望,希望,渴望,欲望的devouring吞噬性的,吞噬的,噬人的,吞噬eager渴望,急于求成,急于,急于求成的edacious贪婪的人,贪婪的,贪婪,贪吃的esurient尊敬的先生,尊敬的女士们gluttonous贪吃,饕餮,贪吃的,贪食grabby抢手的,抢手,攫取,抢答grasping掌握,抓取,抓住,握紧grudging苛刻的,勉强的,勉强,严酷的hoggish骆家辉,骆宾王,骆马,骆家辉先生hungry饥饿,饿了,饥饿的,饥肠辘辘impatient急于求成,急躁,耐心,急于求成的人insatiable贪得无厌,贪得无厌的,贪婪的,贪得无厌的人insatiate贪得无厌,贪婪的,贪得无厌的,贪得无厌的人intemperate胡言乱语,荒唐,荒诞不经的,荒诞不经itchy痒痒的,痒痒,瘙痒,痒miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬niggardly卑鄙的,卑鄙的人,胆小的,胆小的人omnivorous杂食性,杂食性的,杂食者,杂食的parsimonious吝啬的,吝啬的人,精明的,简洁的pennypinching销金窟,销费,销赃,销魂penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌ravening乌鸦嘴,鸦雀无声,鸦雀无声的,鸦片ravenous贪婪的,饥肠辘辘,饥渴的,饥肠辘辘的selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我stingy小气,吝啬,悭吝,吝啬鬼swinish刷新,挥发,挥霍无度,挥发性tight紧,紧密,严格,紧张tight-fisted手脚麻利,手脚麻利的人,手脚麻利的,手脚麻利的家伙voracious贪吃,贪婪,贪婪的,贪婪的人
as incovetous
Synonyms
acquisitive掌握的,购置性的,掌握,购置avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财avid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,热心close-fisted近乎苛刻的,近身肉搏,严密的,近距离接触eager渴望,急于求成,急于,急于求成的ensurient庄严,庄严的,庄严宣誓,庄严承诺envious羡慕,羡慕嫉妒恨,羡慕不已,妒忌gluttonous贪吃,饕餮,贪吃的,贪食grabby抢手的,抢手,攫取,抢答grasping掌握,抓取,抓住,握紧green-eyed绿眼的,绿眼睛的,绿眼睛,绿眼grudging苛刻的,勉强的,勉强,严酷的hogging抢劫,挤占,堵塞,占用空间itchy痒痒的,痒痒,瘙痒,痒jealous妒忌,嫉妒,嫉妒的,嫉妒的人keen敏锐的,热情的,敏锐,热切的mercenary雇佣兵,雇佣军,市侩,自私自利的人piggish愚蠢的,愚蠢的人,猪猡,愚蠢的行为rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌ravenous贪婪的,饥肠辘辘,饥渴的,饥肠辘辘的selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我swinish刷新,挥发,挥霍无度,挥发性voracious贪吃,贪婪,贪婪的,贪婪的人yearning渴望,眷恋,欲望,思念
as indesirous
Synonyms
wishful一厢情愿,愿望,一厢情愿的,一厢情愿地acquisitive掌握的,购置性的,掌握,购置ambitious有雄心的,有雄心壮志,雄心勃勃的,雄心勃勃amorous多情,多情的,风流倜傥,好色的anxious焦急的,焦虑的,焦虑不安,焦虑avid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,热心covetous贪婪的,贪婪,觊觎,贪婪的人craving渴望,欲望,愿望,瘾头desiring渴望,希望,欲望,渴望着eager渴望,急于求成,急于,急于求成的enthusiastic热情,踊跃,热心,热烈grasping掌握,抓取,抓住,握紧greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人hot热的,热,热销,热点itchy痒痒的,痒痒,瘙痒,痒keen敏锐的,热情的,敏锐,热切的longing憧憬,渴望,欲望,思念lustful淫荡的,好色,淫秽的,淫靡的passionate激情,多情的,激情澎湃,充满激情ready准备好了,准备就绪,准备,准备好stimulated受刺激的,刺激的,受到刺激的,受刺激turned on打开了,开启了,开启,开了willing愿意,愿意的,愿意接受的,愿意接受wishing祝愿,希望,许愿,愿望yearning渴望,眷恋,欲望,思念
as ingrasping
Synonyms
mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是penny-pinching一分钱一分货,一钱不值,一毛不拔,一钱不值的acquisitive掌握的,购置性的,掌握,购置avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财avid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,热心close-fisted近乎苛刻的,近身肉搏,严密的,近距离接触covetous贪婪的,贪婪,觊觎,贪婪的人desirous欲望,希望,渴望,欲望的extortionate敲诈勒索,敲诈,敲诈性,敲诈性的grabby抢手的,抢手,攫取,抢答itchy痒痒的,痒痒,瘙痒,痒miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬niggardly卑鄙的,卑鄙的人,胆小的,胆小的人penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我stingy小气,吝啬,悭吝,吝啬鬼tightfisted狭隘的,狭义的,狭隘的人,严密的usurious高利贷,放高利贷,放高利贷的,奢侈venal贪污,贪婪的人,贪污罪,贪污腐败
as ingreedy
Synonyms
mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是penny-pinching一分钱一分货,一钱不值,一毛不拔,一钱不值的acquisitive掌握的,购置性的,掌握,购置avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财avid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,热心close-fisted近乎苛刻的,近身肉搏,严密的,近距离接触covetous贪婪的,贪婪,觊觎,贪婪的人desirous欲望,希望,渴望,欲望的extortionate敲诈勒索,敲诈,敲诈性,敲诈性的grabby抢手的,抢手,攫取,抢答itchy痒痒的,痒痒,瘙痒,痒miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬niggardly卑鄙的,卑鄙的人,胆小的,胆小的人penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我stingy小气,吝啬,悭吝,吝啬鬼tightfisted狭隘的,狭义的,狭隘的人,严密的usurious高利贷,放高利贷,放高利贷的,奢侈venal贪污,贪婪的人,贪污罪,贪污腐败

Examples

  • When given just a few cubes, the elephant picked them up with the prehensile tip of her trunk.

  • When offered just a few cubes, the elephant picked them up with the prehensile tip of the trunk.

  • The coaita has neither pouches on the sides of his jaws, nor callosities on the posteriors: he has a very long prehensile tail.

  • Their tail is prehensile, naked underneath at the extremity, and very bushy over every other part.

  • His tail is not prehensile but flaccid, and half as long again as his head and body.

  • They grasped things with the strong prehensile grasp of the infant, rather than with the clutch of the miser.

  • The tall giraffe, with his prehensile lip, raised nearly twenty feet in the air, can browse upon these trees without difficulty.

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