clove

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n. 丁香 cleave的过去式

发音

UK /kləʊv/
US /kloʊv/

词形变化

cloves 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

    丁香

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  2. 2.

    A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.

    丁子香

    鸡舌香

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  3. 3.

    An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.

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  4. 1.

    One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.

    瓣

    粒

    植物学 商务 烹饪

    clove of garlic, garlic clove, clove of a sea-onion, clove of shallot, cloves of bulbs

  5. 1.

    A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch

v.
  1. 1.

    simple past of cleave

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

clovetree

上位词 3

garlic spice ail

整体词 1

clovetree

相关短语

clove hitch n. 卷结, 酒瓶结（一种结绳法） clove hitches clove pink [植物]麝香石竹,康乃馨(Dianthus caryophyllus) clove pinks clove hook clove hooks clove lilli pilli

词源

From Middle English clove, an alteration of earlier clowe, borrowed from the first component of Old French clou (de girofle) (modern French clou de girofle), from Latin clāvus (“nail”) for its shape. Also see clāva (“knotty branch, club”). Doublet of clou and clavus.

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