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serrate

/adjective ser-eyt, -it; verb ser-eyt, suh-reyt/US // adjective ˈsɛr eɪt, -ɪt; verb ˈsɛr eɪt, səˈreɪt //

锯齿,锯齿状,锯齿形,锯齿状的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.
    • : Numismatics. having a grooved edge.
    • : serrated.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ser·rat·ed, ser·rat·ing.

    • : to make serrate or serrated: He serrated the knives so they would cut meat easily.

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Examples

  • To assemble the sandwiches, use a small serrated knife to split 4 biscuits in half across the equator.

  • She believes this was meant to help the portioning of the bread in a time when serrated knives for this purpose weren’t widely available.

  • Made in partnership with Chef Tom Colicchio, the co-founder of Gramercy Tavern, the Fishing Knife set features two knives, one serrated, one straight-edged, perfect for trimming line while at sea, or filleting your catch shoreside.

  • Staring down at rows upon rows of serrated crevasses that looked like giant blue teeth, it was hard to imagine the landscape as anything other than a barren wasteland of ice and rock.

  • They’re not recommended by most professionals, because they eat away a lot of the blade and can create uneven, almost serrated edges.

  • They are obtuse or somewhat acute, and have the edges crenate, or more or less distinctly serrate with sharp incurved teeth.

  • The beaks are well developed and finely serrate in all species.

  • This is generally done with an instrument of bone, cut something in the shape of a small adz, with a serrate edge.

  • His description is as follows: Leaves cordate, dentate-serrate, glabrous on both sides.

  • The cherries are trees of moderate size and shrubs, having smooth, serrate leaves and white flowers.