trunk學測 L3KK [ˈtrʌŋk] ｜ /ˈtrʌŋk/
樹幹·大象的長鼻子·軀幹·大型行李箱·汽車行李廂
學測愛考，一字多義常混淆
You can guess how old a tree is by counting the rings inside its trunk.
你可以透過數樹幹裡的年輪，來推測一棵樹的年齡。
義項
老樹樹幹C1noun樹幹
The old tree had a thick trunk that many birds lived in.
那棵老樹有粗壯的樹幹，許多鳥住在裡面。
a thick trunkthe trunk of a tree
大象鼻子C1noun大象的長鼻子
The elephant used its trunk to pick up a peanut.
大象用長鼻子撿起一顆花生。
an elephant's trunkraise its trunk
軀幹挺直C1noun軀幹
In yoga class, we learned to keep the trunk straight.
瑜伽課上，我們學習讓軀幹保持挺直。
a strong trunktwist the trunk
打包行李箱C1noun大型行李箱
Emma packed her clothes into an old trunk before she left for college.
艾瑪出發上大學前，把衣服裝進一個舊行李箱裡。
pack a trunkan old trunk
汽車行李廂C1noun汽車行李廂
After shopping at the night market, she put the bags in the car's trunk.
逛完夜市後，她把袋子放進車子的行李廂裡。
open the trunkload the trunk
片語
tree trunk粗壯樹幹 →樹木粗壯的主幹
elephant's trunk甩動鼻子 →大象用來抓握的長鼻
car trunk後車廂 →汽車後方置物空間
pack a trunk裝箱打包 →把物品裝進大行李箱
你會不會這樣說？
He put his suitcase in the ___ of the car. (trunk / truck)
看答案
trunk
trunk 是車子裝東西的行李廂，truck 是卡車，兩字拼字相近易混淆。
'She packed her clothes in a big trunk before leaving.' 這裡的 trunk 最接近哪個意思？(A) 樹幹 (B) 大型行李箱 (C) 汽車行李廂
看答案
(B)
此句描述打包衣物用的容器，對應「大型行李箱」義項。
字族
trunks 泳褲；（男用）短褲