Cypress
['saɪprəs]
解释:
(noun.) any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones.
(noun.) wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus.
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解释:
(n.) A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability.
整理:薇尔玛
解释:
n. an evergreen tree whose branches used to be carried at funerals; hence a symbol of death.—adj. Cyp′rine.
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例句:
- Houston lived some distance from the town and generally went home late at night, having to pass through a dark cypress swamp over a corduroy road. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Bayou Baxter, as it reaches lower land, begins to spread out and disappears entirely in a cypress swamp before it reaches the Macon. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
- We placed his remains under a cypress, the upright mountain being scooped out to receive them. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- No, you never saw it; but you recognize the nature of these trees, this foliage--the cypress, the willow, the yew. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The outlines of the cypresses that lined it were sharp and clear. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
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