buckle

/ˈbʌkəl/· v.

科学/科研/医疗B2

buckle
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Chinese meaning

(受shòu力lì)弯wān曲qū变biàn形xíng,拱gǒng曲qū

受shòu压yā弯wān曲qū,拱gǒng曲qū变biàn形xíng

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蛇shé胚pēi胎tāi因yīn生shēng长zhǎng受shòu限xiàn被bèi迫pò弯wān曲qū扭niǔ转zhuǎn成chéng螺luó旋xuán

Example

Their bodies grow faster than their guts, creating a tether that forces the lengthening embryo to buckle and twist inside the egg.

它tā们men的de身shēn体tǐ生shēng长zhǎng速sù度dù快kuài于yú肠cháng道dào,由yóu此cǐ形xíng成chéng一yī根gēn「系xì绳shéng」,迫pò使shǐ不bù断duàn伸shēn长cháng的de胚pēi胎tāi在zài蛋dàn内nèi拱gǒng曲qū扭niǔ转zhuǎn。

Source: ScienceDaily · 1 Sep 2026

Background ✎

科kē学xué家jiā发fā现xiàn蛇shé胚pēi胎tāi因yīn身shēn体tǐ与yǔ肠cháng道dào生shēng长zhǎng速sù度dù不bù一yí致zhì,被bèi迫pò在zài蛋dàn内nèi扭niǔ曲qū成chéng右yòu旋xuán螺luó旋xuán形xíng态tài,揭jiē开kāi了le这zhè一yī现xiàn象xiàng背bèi后hòu的de机jī制zhì。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语boucle,原指带扣、环扣

  • 单纯词;源自古法语boucle(带扣)

Collocations

  • buckle under pressure / buckle and twist / knees buckle

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