"tines" in Chinese (Traditional)
叉齒齒(工具的)
Definition
叉齒是指餐叉、耙子等工具末端的尖端或齒部。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“tines” 主要形容餐具(像叉子)或農具(耙、草叉等)的齒,不用於動物牙齒或其他尖銳物品。屬於比較專業的用詞。
Examples
The fork has four tines.
這個叉子有四個**叉齒**。
Be careful with the tines of the rake.
小心耙子的**齒**。
One tine of my fork is bent.
我的叉子有一個**叉齒**彎了。
She accidentally poked herself with the tines while eating salad.
她喫沙拉時不小心被**叉齒**戳到了。
Some rakes have very sharp tines for digging up roots.
有些耙子的**齒**非常鋒利,可以挖出根部。
Why are the tines on dessert forks shorter than on dinner forks?
為什麼甜點叉的**叉齒**比餐叉短?