"tentacles" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 觸手

Definition

動物如章魚、魷魚或水母擁有的長而靈活的肢體，常用來抓取或移動東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用複數（'tentacles'）。多指海洋生物的觸手，也可比喻事物的勢力範圍或影響力（如 'the tentacles of the organization'）。在科學或日常用語裡都可用。

Examples

The octopus caught its food with its tentacles.

章魚用牠的**觸手**抓住了食物。

Jellyfish have stinging tentacles.

水母有帶刺的**觸手**。

Some squids use their tentacles to swim faster.

有些魷魚用牠們的**觸手**遊得更快。

The chef carefully removed the squid's tentacles before cooking.

廚師在烹飪前小心地去除了魷魚的**觸手**。

The company's tentacles reach into almost every industry.

這家公司的**觸手**幾乎伸向各行各業。

He was fascinated by the way the tentacles moved in the water.

他被**觸手**在水中移動的方式吸引住了。