tang

tang1
noun
  1. [in sing.]a strong taste, flavour, or smell
    强烈的味道
    the clean salty tang of the sea.
    大海充满了强烈咸味的清新味道。
    ■a characteristic quality
    特性，特征
    his words came out with a distinct tang of broad Lancashire.
    他说话带有明显的兰开夏郡口音。
  2. the projection on the blade of a tool such as a knife, by which the blade is held firmly in the handle
    柄脚，柄舌
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting a snake's tongue, formerly believed to be a stinging organ; also denoting the sting of an insect): from Old Norse tangi 'point, tang of a knife'
tang2
verb
  1. [no obj.]make a loud ringing or clanging sound
    发出当的一声
    the bronze bell tangs.
    铜铃当当响。
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: imitative
tang3
noun
  1. a surgeonfish which occurs around reefs and rocky areas, where it browses on algae
    刺尾鱼
  2. Genus Acanthurus, family Acanthuridae: several species, in particular the blue tang (A. coeruleus) of the western Atlantic, and the convict tang (A. triostegus) of the Indo-Pacific
    刺尾鱼属，刺尾鱼科： 数种，尤指大西洋西部的蓝刺尾鱼（拉丁名A. coeruleus）和印度洋太平洋地区的条纹刺尾鱼（拉丁名A. triostegus）
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: from tang
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