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talon

/tal-uhn/US // ˈtæl ən //UK // (ˈtælən) //

利爪,爪子,爪爪,滑爪

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
    • : the shoulder on the bolt of a lock against which the key presses in sliding the bolt.
    • : Cards. the cards left over after the deal; stock.

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Examples

  • The Black Talon is a jacketed hollow-point bullet with perforations designed to expand following impact with soft tissue.

  • Whom should we blame for the Black Talon ammunition that ripped through her?

  • With his talon-like hands he began clawing at the sick man, who was twisting and tossing on his couch, as though with convulsions.

  • No sooner had Don Luis entered the hall than a hand, or rather a talon, seized him by the right arm.

  • I told them that if we only gave you a chance you would be a perfect talon rouge.

  • All night he labored, beak and talon, until the nest was ready.

  • As epigrams well enough, Mr. Talon; but perhaps the simple truth is, that I do not love her ladyship.