maple

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n. 枫, 枫木, 淡棕色 [机] 枫木

发音

CA /ˈmeɪpəl/
其它
US /ˈmeɪpəl/
UK /ˈmeɪpəl/
CA /ˈmeɪpɫ̩/
US /ˈmeɪpɫ̩/
UK /ˈmeɪpɫ̩/
AU /ˈmæɪpəl/
NZ /ˈmæɪpəl/
AU /ˈmæɪpɫ̩/
NZ /ˈmæɪpɫ̩/
IN /ˈmepɨl/

词形变化

maples 复数 maples

教材释义与例句

名词

枫树；淡棕色

a tree which grows mainly in northern countries such as Canada. Its leaves have five points and turn red or gold in autumn.

...a solid maple worktop.

…一张结实的枫木工作台。

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.

    槭树

    枫树

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    They have a large maple in their yard.

  2. 2.

    Wood of such a tree, valued for its hardness and attractive appearance.

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    This table is made of maple and also has some fruitwood inlays.

  3. 3.

    The flavor of such a tree's sap, or an imitation of that flavor.

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    A: Mmm, this one is strawberry! What flavor is yours? B: This one is maple! I wonder if any of them will turn out to be pineapple!

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

wood

下位词 10

sycamore Japanese maple ash-leaved maple bigleaf maple bird's-eye maple boxelder field maple moosewood mountain maple Norway maple

相关短语

maple syrup n. 枫蜜, 糖枫汁; 槭浆 maple sugar [化] 槭糖; 枫糖 [医] 械糖 maple leaf n. 枫叶; 槭叶 Maple Leaf 枫叶旗 maple leaves maple syrups maple syrup urine disease 槭糖尿病 Maple Valley maple key maple keys maple sugars maple tree 枫树 maple trees maple bark stripper's disease maple bark disease

词源

From Middle English mapel, from Old English *mapul (attested in mapultrēow and mapulder), from Proto-West Germanic *mapul. See also Old Saxon mapulder, Old High German mazaltra, mazzaltra; also Old Norse mǫpurr, Middle Low German mapeldorn, dialectal Dutch meppel, German Masseller, Maßholder; also Old English mæsen (“maple”), Old Norse mǫsurr (“maple”), German Maser (“knob, offshoot”); also German Mase (“scar”), modern Maser (“speck, measle”). More at measles.

来源：wiktionary