英语单词 | cactus |
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英美音标 | 英 ['kæktəs] 美 ['kæktəs] |
中文释义 | n.仙人掌 |
英语例句 | (1) We have to water this cactus once a month. (2) The candy made from cactus tastes strange. |
中文例句 | (1) 我们必须每月给仙人掌浇一次水。 (2) 用仙人掌做的糖果味道很怪。 |
vocabulary简明 | A cactus is a succulent desert plant that's often covered in sharp spines. Some cacti grow brilliantly colored flowers, but none of them have leaves. |
vocabulary扩展 | You can grow an indoor cactus in a pot — it's a fairly easy plant to care for, since it prefers to be watered infrequently. Cacti are able to conserve water, which is why they do well in very dry environments, like the American Southwest. The Greek root of cactus is kaktos, the name of a specific spiky Sicilian plant. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]仙人掌 A cactus is a thick fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts of the world. Cacti have no leaves and many of them are covered in prickles. |
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