Clove
[kləʊv] or [klov]
解释:
(noun.) spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground.
(noun.) one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb.
(noun.) moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves.
(noun.) aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice.
整理:韦尔登--From WordNet
解释:
(-) of Cleave
(imp.) Cleft.
(v. t.) A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.
(n.) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles.
(n.) One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.
(n.) A weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of wool, about seven pounds.
录入:李莉斯
解释:
n. the unexpanded flower-bud of the clove-tree a native of the Moluccas used as a spice.—ns. Clove′-gill′yflower a clove-scented species of pink; Clove′-pink a variety of pink which has an odour like that of cloves.
pa.t. of Cleave.—n. Clove′-hitch (see Hitch.)
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例句:
- I tried it on a Moslem, and clove him in twain like a doughnut. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- It fell straight, and true as a die; clove the water with a scarcely audible splash; and was gone. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- The house has not done so much in the stomachic article of cloves or in brandy-and-water warm since the inquest. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Place in a bottle and heat in a water bath; add the acids, dissolve, add the oil of cloves and sufficient hot water to make a pint, and strain. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
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