loofah

FREQ #47608

n. [植] 丝瓜

发音

US /ˈluːfə/

词形变化

loofahs 复数 loofahs loofahed loofahing loofahs 三单 loofahing 现在分词 loofahed 过去式 loofahed 过去分词

别名

loofa luffa

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.

    丝瓜

    水瓜

    胜瓜

    竹篙瓜

    米管瓜

    鼠瓜

    布瓜

  2. 2.

    The dried fibrous interior of such a plant, used as a sponge for bathing.

    丝瓜络

  3. 3.

    Any bath sponge; a sponge on a handle.

v.
  1. 1.

    To clean or scrub with a loofah.

    及物/不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

loofa luffa

上位词 5

fiber fibre dishcloth gourd luffa sponge gourd

整体词 3

dishcloth gourd luffa sponge gourd

相关短语

smooth loofah

词源

Borrowed from Arabic لُوفَة (lūfa).

来源：wiktionary