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wing-tip

翼尖,翅尖,翼梢,翼尖儿

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also wingtip . the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing.
    • : a toecap, often with a perforated pattern, having a point at the center and a piece at each side extending back along the top and sides.
    • : a style of shoe with such a toe.
    • : the portion of a bird's folded wing formed by the part of the primary feathers extending beyond the secondary feathers.

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Examples

  • It has added aerodynamic fins on wing tips, used only one engine when taxiing on runways and bought planes that weigh less.

  • To borrow an old right-wing talking point, these people are angry no matter what we do.

  • There is, however, a separate wing of AQAP designed to inspire their followers to conduct attacks against the West.

  • He sometimes surmised that it was because he was too outspokenly identified with the diminished liberal wing of the party.

  • Limbaugh makes comments like this because his right-wing fans require a non–stop diet of race-baiting red meat.

  • In other words, this is a very small vast-right-wing-conspiracy.

  • Done, says he, why let fifty of our men advance, and flank them on each wing.

  • His idea was that there would be ample time later to order a concentration on either wing or on the centre.

  • The best pipet is a small glass tube which has been drawn out at one end to a tip with rather small opening.

  • Tip wore leaky boots all last winter, but when spring came he bought Mrs. Pulsifer a sewing machine.

  • Mrs. Kaye's expressive eyes, which had dwelt on Isabel with flattering attention, fell to the tip of her cigarette.