fluke

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /fluːk/    美 /fluk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.
    — We've classified by a fluke; actually, the first goal was just a total fluke.
  2. A summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)
  3. Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.
    — The fluke of the anchor was wedged between two outcroppings of rock and could not be dislodged.
  4. A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, related to tapeworms (class Cestoda).
    — The man became infected with flukes after eating a meal of raw fish.
  5. Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.
    — The dolphin had an open wound on the left fluke of its tail where the propeller had injured it.
  6. A metal hook on the head of certain staff weapons (such as a bill), made in various forms depending on function, whether used for grappling or to penetrate armour when swung at an opponent.
    — The polearm had a wide, sharpened fluke attached to the central point.
  7. In general, a winglike formation on a central piece.
    — After casting the bronze statue, we filed down the flukes and spurs from the molding process.
  8. Waste cotton.
动词 v.
  1. To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance.
    — I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.
  2. To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way.
    — He fluked the other red into the middle pocket, despite the double kiss.

词形变化

flukes plural flukes present,singular,third-person fluking participle,present fluked participle,past fluked past fluke plural flukes plural flukes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
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相关词
flukey fluky

词源

词源 1
Unknown, perhaps dialectal. It seems to have originally referred to a lucky shot at billiards. Possibly connected to sense 3, referring to whales' use of flukes to move rapidly. Possibly derived from German Glück (“luck, good fortune, happiness”).
词源 2
From Old English flōc (“flatfish”), of Germanic origin, related to German flach (“flat”), Old Norse floke (“flatfish”), all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.
词源 3
Mid-16th century in the sense of “anchor blade”. Probably the same word as in etymology 2 above or else a related word for something flat (cf. Proto-Germanic *flakaz). A derivation from Middle Low German vlögel (“wing”), from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz, seems phonetically impossible. If anything, related vlōch, vlucht (“flight”, both also “wing”) or even *vlunke (modern Low German Flunk (“wing, pinion”)) are more plausible candidates. Note that the kind of whale's fin is called Fluke in contemporary German, but this is likely from English.
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