wishbone

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈwɪʃˌboʊn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.
  2. A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew.
  3. Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.
  4. A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation.
  5. A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone.
动词 v.
  1. To form into a wishbone-like shape; to fork. transitive

词形变化

wishbones plural wishbones present,singular,third-person wishboning participle,present wishboned participle,past wishboned past

词汇关系

衍生词
wishbone bush wishbone flower wishboning

词源

词源 1
From wish + bone.
词源 2
From wish + bone.
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