tine

IPA/taɪn/
KK[tˈaɪn]IPA/taɪn/

tine — 名詞

  • tinesingular
  • tinesplural

1. any of the long, narrow, pointed pieces sticking out from the working end of a t

1.名詞C2
釋義

齒；尖叉

叉子或梳子上的尖長突起部分

any of the long, narrow, pointed pieces sticking out from the working end of a tool — most commonly a kitchen fork, a hair comb, a rake, or a pitchfork — used to spear food, separate hair, or move loose material

例句

One tine of Christopher's dinner fork had bent against the edge of his plate.

Christopher 的餐叉有一根齒已經抵著盤子邊緣彎掉了。

collocation: tine of a fork

Dahlia ran her finger along the tines of the wooden comb to check for broken ones.

Dahlia 用手指沿著木梳的齒滑過，檢查有沒有斷掉的。

plural: tines of a comb

常見搭配
  • bent tine
  • tine of a fork
  • tines of a comb
  • sharp tine
同義詞
  • prong

    everyday synonym; tine is the more technical term used by lexicographers and tool catalogues

  • spike

    broader; any sharp pointed piece, not limited to tools

文法句型

tine of [object]

用法筆記

Almost always countable, and frequently plural ('tines') when describing a whole tool. Common subjects/objects: forks, combs, pitchforks, rakes, harrows.

常見錯誤

The fork has four tooths.
The fork has four tines.
for forks, combs, and rakes, the pointed parts are called tines, not teeth or tooths.

2. a single sharp point that branches off from the main shaft of a deer's antler; h

2.名詞C2
釋義

鹿角叉

鹿角主幹分出的尖叉

a single sharp point that branches off from the main shaft of a deer's antler; hunters and biologists count these to estimate the animal's age

例句

The old stag in the forest reserve had ten tines on each antler, marking him as a mature buck.

森林保護區裡那頭老公鹿每邊鹿角上都有十個鹿角叉，看得出是成熟的雄鹿。

plural: tines on an antler

Zola counted the tines on the elk antler hanging above the cabin door and reached fourteen.

Zola 數了一下小屋門上方那對麋鹿角的叉，數到十四個。

collocation: count the tines

常見搭配
  • tine of an antler
  • antler tine
  • broken tine
  • count the tines
同義詞
  • point

    informal hunting term; 'a ten-point buck' means a deer with ten antler tines

  • snag

    regional hunting term for an unbranched antler tine

文法句型

tine of [an antler]

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this is the antler-specific use. Common in hunting, conservation, and wildlife-biology writing rather than everyday speech.

常見錯誤

The deer had twelve branches on its antlers.
The deer had twelve tines on its antlers.
branches refers to woody plants, not the points on an antler.

同根字

  • tined
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • broken tine
  • bent tine
  • sharp tine

介系詞搭配

  • tine of
  • tine on