Lilac
['laɪlək]
解释:
(noun.) any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers.
哈里特编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, and S. Persica, the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British colonies various other shrubs have this name.
(n.) A light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac.
校对:卢埃林
解释:
n. a pretty flowering shrub with a flower of a light-purple colour.—adj. having the colour of the lilac flower.
校对:谢尔曼
例句:
- I remember once going in a lilac silk to see candles made, and my gown was utterly ruined. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- Is this something new, this pamphlet in lilac? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- This combines sulphate of aniline and bichromate of potash to produce an exquisite lilac, or purple color. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Pairs and parties of ladies and gentlemen are seen walking amongst the waving lilacs and laburnums. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
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