The prongs of something such as a fork are the long, thin pointed parts.
例句
Mark the loaf with the prongs of a fork in a criss-cross pattern.用叉子尖在面包上划十字图案作标记...a prong attached to the back of a rider's boot.骑马人马靴后跟上镶着的马刺
N-COUNT
（政策、计划等的）部分，方面
The prongs of something such as a policy or plan are the separate parts of it.
例句
The shareholder rights movement has two prongs...股东权利运动有两部分。The second prong of the strategy is the provision of basic social services for the poor.该策略的第二部分是为穷人提供基本的社会服务。
英汉词典释义
n.
叉子齿
the prong of a fork一把叉的齿Fingers like prongs of steel dug into his throat.钢叉似的指头掐住了他的喉管。