wishbone
/wish-bohn/US // ˈwɪʃˌboʊn //UK // (ˈwɪʃˌbəʊn) //
祝融,祝福,祝寿,祝愿
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a forked bone, formed by the fusion of the two clavicles, in front of the breastbone in most birds; furcula.
- : Football. an offensive formation in which the fullback is positioned directly behind the quarterback and the two halfbacks are positioned farther behind and to the left and right, respectively.
Examples
I simply kicked the cat in the wishbone and resumed the task of milking a fly-bitten cow with an active tail.
Cutting in this way you sacrifice what is called the merry-thought or wishbone.
They could see how proud he looked as the children each took one of the wishbone's legs between their fingers.
And all the other objects scarcely breathed while they watched the children as they took the wishbone from the shelf.
They seemed lost in a roseate repose, until Grace finally thought of the wishbone that they intended to break after dinner.
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