tentacle /ˈtɛntəkəl/ star1 (tentacles)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） The tentacles of an animal such as an octopus are the long thin parts that are used for feeling and holding things, for getting food, and for moving. 触须
• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） If you talk about the tentacles of a political, commercial, or social organization, you are referring to the power and influence that it has in the outside community. (政治、经济或社会组织的影响) 触角[表不满]

  例：

  Free speech is being gradually eroded year after year by new tentacles of government control.

  言论自由正被政府控制的新触角逐渐侵蚀。