cactus

英 [ˈkæktəs]

美 [ˈkæktəs]

n.  仙人掌科植物; 仙人掌

复数：cacti　

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Collins.1 / BNC.20358 / COCA.9315

牛津词典

noun

• 仙人掌科植物；仙人掌
  a plant that grows in hot dry regions, especially one with thick stems covered in spines but without leaves. There are many different types of cactus .

柯林斯词典

• 仙人掌
  Acactusis 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.

英英释义

noun

• any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

双语例句

• They can look upon the hills, canyons, and cactus with appreciation rather than fear.
  他们可以眺望丘陵，峡谷，和仙人掌赞赏，而不是恐惧。
• Small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies.
  小的、黄色到橙色、巴巴多斯仙人掌科醋栗的果实，用于甜点、蜜饯和果冻。
• Well, it's called cactus city, and it's a western.
  好的，它叫仙人掌城，它是西部的。
• Cactus is really smart, tenacious of.
  仙人掌真是太聪明、顽强了。
• Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus
  研究人员观察到一只鸟把一只啮齿动物钉在一棵仙人掌上。
• Cactus, this is the peculiar plant with a kind of tenacious vitality really.
  仙人掌，这真是一种生命力顽强的奇异的植物。
• We have to water this cactus once a month.
  我们必须每月给仙人掌浇一次水。
• Tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit.
  树一般的高大的墨西哥仙人掌，有可食的红色果实。
• Wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus; the nomad life is rough and hazardous.
  充满了热沙和仙人掌的荒芜的国土；游牧生活艰苦又危险。
• They tested two types of mucilage a gelatinous substance produced by the cactus in contaminated water.
  他们在被污染的水中测试了两种粘液&仙人掌分泌的胶状物质。