beak
- IPA[biːk]
英式
- a bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill；the horny projecting jaw of animals other than birds, for example a turtle or squid.
noun: beak, plural noun: beaks
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill a parent bird with a caterpillar in its beak 同義詞
- ▪ the horny projecting jaw of animals other than birds, for example a turtle or squid.
- ▪ a person's nose she can't wait to stick her beak in
- ▪ a projection at the prow of an ancient warship, typically shaped to resemble the head of a bird or other animal, used to pierce the hulls of enemy ships.
