veronica

FREQ #5087

发音

UK /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/
AU

词形变化

veronicas 复数 veronicas veronicaed veronicaing veronicas 三单 veronicaing 现在分词 veronicaed 过去式 veronicaed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.

    宗教
  2. 2.

    A circular swinging movement of the cape, used to avoid the bull.

  3. 3.

    A flower of the genus Veronica, usually having blue petals.

    生物 植物学
v.
  1. 1.

    To draw a muleta over and away from a bull's face in bullfighting.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

speedwell

上位词 1

flower

下位词 2

bird's-eye gypsyweed

相关短语

Veronica bucket Veronica buckets

词源

Named after Saint Veronica.

来源：wiktionary