poinsettia
发音
英 [ˌpɔɪnˈsetiə]
美 [pɔɪnˈsɛtiə, -ˈsɛtə]
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- n.
- 猩猩木
- 一品红
单词词源
poinsettia 一品红，猩猩木
来自19世纪美国驻墨西哥大使Joel Poinsett,以表达对其发现该植物的敬意。
双语例句
- 1. The poinsettia is native to central america and needs warmth to grow .
- 一品红原产于中美洲，需要在温暖环境中生长。
- 2. The flowers of the poinsettia are very small . Around the flowers are colorful leaves called bracts .
- 一品红的花非常小，围绕着花的是被称为苞片的色彩鲜艳的叶子。
- 3. People who are allergic to the latex produced by rubber trees can develop a mild skin rash from poinsettia plants .
- 对橡胶树产生的树胶过敏的人会因为一品红患上轻度皮疹。
- 4. Sometimes , we 'd all swear that we 'd smelled the peppermint , candy cane , gingerbread house and poinsettia fragrances of christmas wafting out of that hole .
- 我们敢发誓，有时候，我们还能闻到从洞里飘荡出来的椒薄荷、拐杖糖、姜饼屋和圣诞节的一品红香味。