jointed

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joint·ed /ˈdʒɔɪntɪd/ adjectiveadj

BENDhaving joints and able to move and bend 有活动关节的

a jointed puppet

关节能活动的木偶

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jointed• The group of jointed animals known as arthropods includes scorpions and spiders, and almost all of these are venomous.• Such buds containing re-aggregated cells do not develop normally but they can form jointed cartilage elements and sometimes very good-looking digit-like structures.• But like all armoured animals they have sacrificed flexibility for security and must now be content with a stiffly jointed existence.• However, others appear to be made up in regular jointed sections which do not conform to the natural lines of cleavage.• At last she stood naked, her long legs like a jointed wooden doll's, ready for her bath.

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