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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pro·trude /prəˈtruːd $ proʊ-/ verb [intransitive] written  STICK OUTto stick out from somewhere 伸出,凸出protrude from The envelope was protruding from her bag. 信封从她的包里露了出来。RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say stick out rather than protrude: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 stick out ,而不说 protrudeThe envelope was sticking out of her bag. 信封从她包里露了出来。His front teeth stick out. 他的门牙突出。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
protrudeShe injured herself on a screw that protruded 2 inches out of the bench.The largest stone can be seen protruding above the level of the river.The tip of the envelope was just protruding from her bag.It had entered his open mouth, a clear six inches protruding from the back of his neck.A few that remain protrude from the side and top, synthetic stalactites in a cavern of the sea.A copper strip protruded from the top and ran vertically down through the center.I noticed a metal pipe protruding from the wall.It was rather small and it had been hung, quite casually, on a nail protruding from the wall.The snag was blamed on a shuttle bolt that protruded into the reel mechanism but was overlooked in the pre-flight engineering analysis.Murray was much worse: both legs broken and bone protruding through his pelt.These bronze fastenings protrude through the keel and would have secured the main station frames of the hull.protrude fromA tuft of gray hair protruded from beneath her knit hat.
Origin protrude (1600-1700) Latin protrudere, from trudere to push
from stick somewhere Corpus to out


protrude
protrude /prəˈtruːd $ proʊ-/ verb [intransitive] written
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: protrudere, from trudere 'to push'
to stick out from somewhere
    protrude from
    The envelope was protruding from her bag.
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    In everyday English, people usually say stick out rather than protrude:
    The envelope was sticking out of her bag.
    His front teeth stick out.


pro·trudeBrE /prəˈtruːd/ 🔊NAmE /proʊˈtruːd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they protrude BrE /prəˈtruːd/ 🔊 NAmE /proʊˈtruːd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it protrudes BrE /prəˈtruːdz/ 🔊 NAmE /proʊˈtruːdz/ 🔊past simple protruded BrE /prəˈtruːdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /proʊˈtruːdɪd/ 🔊past participle protruded BrE /prəˈtruːdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /proʊˈtruːdɪd/ 🔊 -ing form protruding BrE /prəˈtruːdɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /proʊˈtruːdɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (formal) to stick out from a place or a surface 突出;伸出;鼓出protruding teeth龅牙~ from sth He hung his coat on a nail protruding from the wall. 他把上衣挂在凸出墙面的一根钉子上。🔊🔊