tentacle
noun /ˈtentəkl/
/ˈtentəkl/
- enlarge image[countable] a long, thin part of the body of some creatures, such as squid, used for feeling or holding things, for moving or for getting food
触角；触手；触须 - tentacles[plural] (usually disapproving) the influence that a large place, organization or system has and that is hard to avoid
（大的地方、组织或系统难以避免的）影响，束缚，约束 - The tentacles of satellite television are spreading even wider.
卫星电视的影响正日益扩大。
- The tentacles of satellite television are spreading even wider.
词源mid 18th cent.: anglicized from modern Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentare, temptare ‘to feel, try’.