Definition of wishbone in English:

wishbone

nounˈwɪʃbəʊnˈwɪʃˌboʊn

1A forked bone (the furcula) between the neck and breast of a bird. According to a popular custom, this bone from a cooked bird is broken by two people and the holder of the longer portion is then entitled to make a wish.
如愿骨，叉骨（鸟颈部与胸脯之间的叉骨；根据流行的习俗，该骨从烹熟的鸟身上取下，由两人将其折断，得较长一段者有权许个愿）
Example sentencesExamples
- Heaped on a pedestal, the intact wishbones are perfect wish opportunities forgone for the sake of art.
- There are concrete beams, two kinds of truss, a suspension arch (like a miniature Sydney Harbour Bridge) and finally the elegant and ingenious Millennium Bridge: imagine a pair of wishbones joined at the tips.
- They were not very varied in design and the emphasis was on good luck charms such as four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and wishbones, again set with tiny diamonds.
- In Sue, the two shoulder blades seem to be joined by a very small, almost straight piece of bone, and this was supposed to suggest that this was a wishbone like a bird's.
- Nothing too dramatic, just a potentially life-threatening trip over my own walking pole, which snaps like a wishbone.
- Suddenly they stop, statue-still, their knees crooked around one another, like fingers pulling on a wishbone.
- They clutch horseshoes and charm bracelets, they pull wishbones and cross their fingers - yet only a handful have reason to smile after the Lottery draw, where, for the punter, luck certainly plays a major part.
- Tyrannosaurs shared a number of characteristics with birds, including hollow bones, feet with three primary toes that all pointed forward, and a wishbone.
- Lift up the neck skin to expose the wishbone and cut this away from the flesh, using a razor-sharp knife.
- The V-shaped wishbone is important because it is typical of birds and what may be their immediate dinosaur ancestors.
2A forked element in the suspension of a motor vehicle or aircraft, typically attached to a wheel at one end with the two arms hinged to the chassis.
（汽车、飞机等的）叉形臂
as modifier double wishbone suspension
Example sentencesExamples
- The front suspension is a double wishbone coil spring with damper and a five-link coil sprung solid axle in the rear.
- The double wishbone suspension and coil-over shocks are mounted to large aluminum castings.
- The major components of the independent double wishbone suspension are aluminium or titanium with Teflon and Uniball joints used throughout.
- The total of twenty inches of suspension travel was achieved through the use of a purpose-built front and rear double A-arm independent wishbone suspension with coil over dampers
- A double wishbone front suspension and gas-filled rear shocks help absorb vibration at faster speeds while providing a smoother ride over mixed road services.
3Sailing
A boom in two halves which curve outwards around a sail and meet aft of it.
〔航海〕叉形张帆杆

Definition of wishbone in US English:

wishbone

nounˈwiSHˌbōnˈwɪʃˌboʊn

1A forked bone (the furcula) between the neck and breast of a bird. According to a popular custom, this bone from a cooked bird is broken by two people, with the holder of the longer portion being entitled to make a wish.
如愿骨，叉骨（鸟颈部与胸脯之间的叉骨；根据流行的习俗，该骨从烹熟的鸟身上取下，由两人将其折断，得较长一段者有权许个愿）
Example sentencesExamples
- Tyrannosaurs shared a number of characteristics with birds, including hollow bones, feet with three primary toes that all pointed forward, and a wishbone.
- Heaped on a pedestal, the intact wishbones are perfect wish opportunities forgone for the sake of art.
- They clutch horseshoes and charm bracelets, they pull wishbones and cross their fingers - yet only a handful have reason to smile after the Lottery draw, where, for the punter, luck certainly plays a major part.
- There are concrete beams, two kinds of truss, a suspension arch (like a miniature Sydney Harbour Bridge) and finally the elegant and ingenious Millennium Bridge: imagine a pair of wishbones joined at the tips.
- Nothing too dramatic, just a potentially life-threatening trip over my own walking pole, which snaps like a wishbone.
- They were not very varied in design and the emphasis was on good luck charms such as four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and wishbones, again set with tiny diamonds.
- Lift up the neck skin to expose the wishbone and cut this away from the flesh, using a razor-sharp knife.
- Suddenly they stop, statue-still, their knees crooked around one another, like fingers pulling on a wishbone.
- In Sue, the two shoulder blades seem to be joined by a very small, almost straight piece of bone, and this was supposed to suggest that this was a wishbone like a bird's.
- The V-shaped wishbone is important because it is typical of birds and what may be their immediate dinosaur ancestors.
2A forked element in the suspension of a motor vehicle or aircraft, typically attached to a wheel at one end with the two arms hinged to the chassis.
（汽车、飞机等的）叉形臂
as modifier double wishbone suspension
Example sentencesExamples
- The total of twenty inches of suspension travel was achieved through the use of a purpose-built front and rear double A-arm independent wishbone suspension with coil over dampers
- The front suspension is a double wishbone coil spring with damper and a five-link coil sprung solid axle in the rear.
- The double wishbone suspension and coil-over shocks are mounted to large aluminum castings.
- A double wishbone front suspension and gas-filled rear shocks help absorb vibration at faster speeds while providing a smoother ride over mixed road services.
- The major components of the independent double wishbone suspension are aluminium or titanium with Teflon and Uniball joints used throughout.
3Sailing
A boom in two halves that curve outward around a sail and meet aft of it.
〔航海〕叉形张帆杆
4American Football
An offensive formation in which the fullback lines up immediately behind the quarterback with the two halfbacks behind and on either side of the fullback.
Example sentencesExamples
- The school with the history and tradition of running quarterbacks and wishbone offenses was about to be hit with culture shock.
- Just line him up any which way - West Coast, vertical offense, wing-T, wishbone, doesn't matter - and let the most exciting player in the league do his thing.
- From the days of the single wing, through the wishbone and through the modern era of wide-open offenses and spread sets, it always has been about running the ball.
- Any football fan over 40 doesn't need to be reminded who Jack was - the first wishbone quarterback at the University of Oklahoma.
- The three who came before Stoops all had one common flaw: Their offenses - wishbone or not - never made an impact.

词汇	wishbone
释义	Definition of wishbone in English: wishbone nounˈwɪʃbəʊnˈwɪʃˌboʊn 1A forked bone (the furcula) between the neck and breast of a bird. According to a popular custom, this bone from a cooked bird is broken by two people and the holder of the longer portion is then entitled to make a wish. 如愿骨，叉骨（鸟颈部与胸脯之间的叉骨；根据流行的习俗，该骨从烹熟的鸟身上取下，由两人将其折断，得较长一段者有权许个愿） Example sentencesExamples Heaped on a pedestal, the intact wishbones are perfect wish opportunities forgone for the sake of art. There are concrete beams, two kinds of truss, a suspension arch (like a miniature Sydney Harbour Bridge) and finally the elegant and ingenious Millennium Bridge: imagine a pair of wishbones joined at the tips. They were not very varied in design and the emphasis was on good luck charms such as four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and wishbones, again set with tiny diamonds. In Sue, the two shoulder blades seem to be joined by a very small, almost straight piece of bone, and this was supposed to suggest that this was a wishbone like a bird's. Nothing too dramatic, just a potentially life-threatening trip over my own walking pole, which snaps like a wishbone. Suddenly they stop, statue-still, their knees crooked around one another, like fingers pulling on a wishbone. They clutch horseshoes and charm bracelets, they pull wishbones and cross their fingers - yet only a handful have reason to smile after the Lottery draw, where, for the punter, luck certainly plays a major part. Tyrannosaurs shared a number of characteristics with birds, including hollow bones, feet with three primary toes that all pointed forward, and a wishbone. Lift up the neck skin to expose the wishbone and cut this away from the flesh, using a razor-sharp knife. The V-shaped wishbone is important because it is typical of birds and what may be their immediate dinosaur ancestors. 2A forked element in the suspension of a motor vehicle or aircraft, typically attached to a wheel at one end with the two arms hinged to the chassis. （汽车、飞机等的）叉形臂 as modifier double wishbone suspension Example sentencesExamples The front suspension is a double wishbone coil spring with damper and a five-link coil sprung solid axle in the rear. The double wishbone suspension and coil-over shocks are mounted to large aluminum castings. The major components of the independent double wishbone suspension are aluminium or titanium with Teflon and Uniball joints used throughout. The total of twenty inches of suspension travel was achieved through the use of a purpose-built front and rear double A-arm independent wishbone suspension with coil over dampers A double wishbone front suspension and gas-filled rear shocks help absorb vibration at faster speeds while providing a smoother ride over mixed road services. 3Sailing A boom in two halves which curve outwards around a sail and meet aft of it. 〔航海〕叉形张帆杆 Definition of wishbone in US English: wishbone nounˈwiSHˌbōnˈwɪʃˌboʊn 1A forked bone (the furcula) between the neck and breast of a bird. According to a popular custom, this bone from a cooked bird is broken by two people, with the holder of the longer portion being entitled to make a wish. 如愿骨，叉骨（鸟颈部与胸脯之间的叉骨；根据流行的习俗，该骨从烹熟的鸟身上取下，由两人将其折断，得较长一段者有权许个愿） Example sentencesExamples Tyrannosaurs shared a number of characteristics with birds, including hollow bones, feet with three primary toes that all pointed forward, and a wishbone. Heaped on a pedestal, the intact wishbones are perfect wish opportunities forgone for the sake of art. They clutch horseshoes and charm bracelets, they pull wishbones and cross their fingers - yet only a handful have reason to smile after the Lottery draw, where, for the punter, luck certainly plays a major part. There are concrete beams, two kinds of truss, a suspension arch (like a miniature Sydney Harbour Bridge) and finally the elegant and ingenious Millennium Bridge: imagine a pair of wishbones joined at the tips. Nothing too dramatic, just a potentially life-threatening trip over my own walking pole, which snaps like a wishbone. They were not very varied in design and the emphasis was on good luck charms such as four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and wishbones, again set with tiny diamonds. Lift up the neck skin to expose the wishbone and cut this away from the flesh, using a razor-sharp knife. Suddenly they stop, statue-still, their knees crooked around one another, like fingers pulling on a wishbone. In Sue, the two shoulder blades seem to be joined by a very small, almost straight piece of bone, and this was supposed to suggest that this was a wishbone like a bird's. The V-shaped wishbone is important because it is typical of birds and what may be their immediate dinosaur ancestors. 2A forked element in the suspension of a motor vehicle or aircraft, typically attached to a wheel at one end with the two arms hinged to the chassis. （汽车、飞机等的）叉形臂 as modifier double wishbone suspension Example sentencesExamples The total of twenty inches of suspension travel was achieved through the use of a purpose-built front and rear double A-arm independent wishbone suspension with coil over dampers The front suspension is a double wishbone coil spring with damper and a five-link coil sprung solid axle in the rear. The double wishbone suspension and coil-over shocks are mounted to large aluminum castings. A double wishbone front suspension and gas-filled rear shocks help absorb vibration at faster speeds while providing a smoother ride over mixed road services. The major components of the independent double wishbone suspension are aluminium or titanium with Teflon and Uniball joints used throughout. 3Sailing A boom in two halves that curve outward around a sail and meet aft of it. 〔航海〕叉形张帆杆 4American Football An offensive formation in which the fullback lines up immediately behind the quarterback with the two halfbacks behind and on either side of the fullback. Example sentencesExamples The school with the history and tradition of running quarterbacks and wishbone offenses was about to be hit with culture shock. Just line him up any which way - West Coast, vertical offense, wing-T, wishbone, doesn't matter - and let the most exciting player in the league do his thing. From the days of the single wing, through the wishbone and through the modern era of wide-open offenses and spread sets, it always has been about running the ball. Any football fan over 40 doesn't need to be reminded who Jack was - the first wishbone quarterback at the University of Oklahoma. The three who came before Stoops all had one common flaw: Their offenses - wishbone or not - never made an impact.
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