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Recent Examples on the WebThe 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
1part of a tree樹ADJECTIVE➤massive, 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
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2 (NAmE) of a car, etc.汽車➡ see also bootADJECTIVE | VERB + TRUNK | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤car汽車行李箱VERB + TRUNK➤open, 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PREPOSITION➤in the trunk在行李箱裏◇What's in the trunk?行李箱裏有什麼?trunk
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3trunksfor swimming游泳ADJECTIVE | ... OF TRUNKSADJECTIVE➤bathing, swim, swimming男式泳褲... OF TRUNKS➤pair一條游泳褲◇I need a new pair of trunks.我需要一條新的游泳褲。➡ topic at clothestrunk
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4strong box with a lid帶蓋子的結實箱子ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRUNK | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤old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 + TRUNK➤pack, unpack裝箱;拆箱PREPOSITION➤in a/the trunk在旅行箱裏