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protrude

🇬🇧 UK/prәu'tru:d/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To stick out or extend beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward.

伸出,突出,凸出

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
proforward, for, before
+
trudethrust, push, shove
=protrude

Common Collocations

  • 1.protrude from the surface从表面突出
  • 2.protrude beyond伸出……之外
  • 3.protrude outward向外凸出
  • 4.protrude through穿透……伸出

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A sharp nail began to protrude from the old wooden floorboard.

  • 2.

    The rock shelf was found to protrude several meters beyond the cliff face.

  • 3.

    His collarbone appeared to protrude slightly after the fall.

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