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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4993 COCA: 3533

trunk

trunk /ˈtrʌŋk/ noun
plural trunks
trunk
/ˈtrʌŋk/
noun
plural trunks
Learner's definition of TRUNK
[count] : the thick main stem of a tree树干 see color picture on this page
[count] : the main part of the human body not including the head, arms, and legs : torso(人体)躯干
[count] : the main or central part of something主体;主要部分
[count] US : the enclosed space in the back of a car for carrying things(汽车后面的)行李厢,后备厢
called also (British) boot
see picture at car
[count] : a large, strong box used for holding clothes or other things especially for traveling旅行箱
[count] : the long, flexible nose of an elephant象鼻
trunks [plural]
: shorts worn by a boxer拳击手短裤
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4993 COCA: 3533
1
a
: the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots

called also bole

b(1)
: the human or animal body apart from the head, neck, and appendages : torso
(2)
: the thorax of an insect
c
: the central part of anything
specifically : the shaft of a column or pilaster
2
a(1)
: a large rigid piece of luggage used usually for transporting clothing and personal effects
(2)
: the luggage compartment of an automobile
b(1)
: a superstructure over a ship's hatches usually level with the poop deck
(2)
: the part of the cabin of a boat projecting above the deck
(3)
: the housing for a centerboard or rudder
3
: proboscis
especially : the long muscular proboscis of the elephant
4
trunks plural : men's shorts worn chiefly for sports
swimming trunks
5
a
: a usually major channel or passage (such as a chute or shaft)
b
: a circuit between two telephone exchanges for making connections between subscribers
broadly : a usually electronic path over which information is transmitted (as between computer systems)
6
a
: the principal channel or main body of a system or part that divides into branches
a nerve trunk
the trunk of a river
trunkful noun

Example Sentences

the trunk of an artery threw the rest of her books and tapes in the trunk and closed the lid
Recent Examples on the Web The 10-second video opens with a retro-looking piece of luggage with an old-school Mustang logo on it sitting in the trunk of a car. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 6 Sep. 2022 Every guitarist seems to have a uke handy in the closet or in the trunk of the car. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Sep. 2022 Human blood was detected in the trunk of his car, investigators wrote. Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022 Alito and Grais enjoyed themselves, but not exactly in the countercultural spirit of the era: after a debate in Ontario, a Canadian customs agent reportedly stopped the team and found bottles of port in the trunk. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 Just a little, but enough to remind me what was right behind me in the trunk. Aliza Aufrichtig, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2022 In 1990, a pipe bomb exploded in the trunk of her white Mercedes 560 as she was being driven home to Potomac from a shopping trip in Washington. Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 Her body was found in the trunk of her car in a parking lot in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank. CBS News, 19 Aug. 2022 In 1990, a pipe bomb exploded in the trunk of her white Mercedes 560 as she was being driven home to Potomac from a shopping trip in Washington. Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English trunke Anglo-French trunc, trunke, from Latin truncus trunk, torso

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of trunk was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4993 COCA: 3533
trunk

noun¹

1part of a treeADJECTIVEmassive, thick粗壯的樹幹gnarled有瘤節的樹幹fallen倒下的樹幹hollow, hollowed-out中空的/挖空的樹幹an instrument made from a hollowed-out tree trunk用挖空的樹幹製成的工具tree樹幹
trunk

noun²

2 (NAmE) of a car, etc.汽車 see also boot ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRUNK | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcar汽車行李箱VERB + TRUNKopen, pop打開行李箱She popped the trunk and we tossed the stuff inside.她打開行李箱,我們就把東西扔了進去。close, slam關行李箱;使勁關行李箱He slammed the trunk shut.他砰地關上了行李箱。load, unload往行李箱裏裝東西;取出行李箱裏的東西PREPOSITIONin the trunk在行李箱裏What's in the trunk?行李箱裏有什麼?
trunk

noun³

3trunks for swimming游泳ADJECTIVE | ... OF TRUNKS ADJECTIVEbathing, swim, swimming男式泳褲... OF TRUNKSpair一條游泳褲I need a new pair of trunks.我需要一條新的游泳褲。 topic at clothes
trunk

noun⁴

4strong box with a lid帶蓋子的結實箱子ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRUNK | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEold舊衣箱tin, wooden馬口鐵/木製衣箱steamer(可放在船艙牀位下的)扁旅行箱VERB + TRUNKpack, unpack裝箱;拆箱PREPOSITIONin a/the trunk在旅行箱裏

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