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appendix

noun
🔊/əˈpendɪks/
🔊/əˈpendɪks/
(plural appendixes
🔊/əˈpendɪksɪz/
🔊/əˈpendɪksɪz/
 or appendices
🔊/əˈpendɪsiːz/
🔊/əˈpendɪsiːz/
)
The plural form is usually appendixes in sense 1 (body parts) and appendices in sense 2 (in a book or document).
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  1. a small bag of tissue that is attached to the large intestine. In humans, the appendix has no clear function.阑尾
    • He had to have his appendix out (= removed).他不得不切除了阑尾。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He was taken to hospital with a burst appendix.他阑尾穿孔送进了医院。
    • If the condition is not treated, the appendix can rupture.如果这种情况不加处理的话，阑尾就可能破裂。
    Topics Bodyc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • burst
    • inflamed
    • perforated
    • …
    verb + appendix
    • remove
    • take out
    • have out
    • …
    appendix + verb
    • burst
    • rupture
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  2. a section giving extra information at the end of a book or document（书、文件的）附录
    • Full details are given in Appendix 3.详见附录 3。🔊🔊
    Topics Literature and writingc1
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in sense (2)): from Latin, from appendere ‘hang upon’, from ad- ‘to’ + pendere ‘hang’. Sense (1) dates from the early 17th cent.