Geranium
[dʒɪ'reɪnɪəm] or [dʒə'renɪəm]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A genus of plants having a beaklike tours or receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor. Called sometimes crane's-bill.
(n.) A cultivated pelargonium.
編輯:纽曼
同義詞及近義詞:
n. Cranesbill.
手打:罗莎琳德
解釋/意思:
n. a genus of plants with seed-vessels like a crane's bill.
约瑟夫編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- It was rather a singular one,--a brilliant scarlet geranium, and one single white japonica, with its glossy leaves. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- The bar window displayed a choice collection of geranium plants, and a well-dusted row of spirit phials. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Then Jip laid hold of a bit of geranium with his teeth, and worried imaginary cats in it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- He came in, too, to look at a famous geranium we had, in the parlour-window. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Certainly; she is fonder of geraniums, and seems more docile, though not so fine a figure. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- I could water plants in a green-house and pick off dead leaves from the geraniums. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- It contained quite a show of beautiful geraniums. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- A spiky green plant filled each pot, and below the verandah ran a wide border of blue hydrangeas edged with more red geraniums. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
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