gnarled /nɑːld/ TEM8

• 1. 

  ADJ A gnarled tree is twisted and strangely shaped because it is old. 扭曲的; 奇形怪状的

  例：

  ...a large and beautiful garden full of ancient gnarled trees.

  ...一座长满各种形状的古树的大型美丽花园。

• 2. 

  ADJ A person who is gnarled looks very old because their skin has lines on it or their body is bent. If someone has gnarled hands, their hands are twisted as a result of old age or illness. 苍老的(有皱纹的或驼背的)

  例：

  ...gnarled old men.

  ...驼背老人。

  例：

  His hands were gnarled with arthritis.

  他的手因关节炎都扭曲了。