Cypress
['saɪprəs]
解釋/意思:
(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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解釋/意思:
(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
解釋/意思:
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/造句/用法:
- 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. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- 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·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- We placed his remains under a cypress, the upright mountain being scooped out to receive them. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- 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. 雪麗.
- The outlines of the cypresses that lined it were sharp and clear. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
編輯:波西亚