a lily
lily 是可数名词,单数形式前需要加冠词或其他限定词。
She picked a lily from the garden.
她从花园里摘了一朵百合花。
百合；百合花
类似百合的植物；百合状花卉；百合花徽；鸢尾花饰；罗盘针北端；百合牌（列诺曼占卜卡第30张）；百合属植物中的几种花卉,包括许多观赏品种。
a plant of the genus Lilium, or its showy flower
百合属植物中的几种花卉,包括许多观赏品种。
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
百合属的任何植物,花朵艳丽下垂
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
几种草本花卉,可能与百合属植物相似或不相似,但与其关系不密切。
Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
用作纹章图案的花；也常用于描述鸢尾花饰。
The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
指南针指向北方的一端,传统上常用百合花或鸢尾花饰装饰。
The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
第三十张列诺曼卡,代表平静和成熟。
The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.
She planted a white lily in the garden.
她在花园里种了一株白色的百合花。
用法提示：名词“lily”指百合花，这里用单数形式。
The lilies in the pond bloomed early this year.
今年池塘里的百合花早早开花了。
用法提示：复数形式“lilies”指多株百合花。
He bought a bouquet of lilies for his mother.
他给妈妈买了一束百合花。
用法提示：名词“lilies”是“lily”的复数，作宾语。
lily 是可数名词,单数形式前需要加冠词或其他限定词。
She picked a lily from the garden.
她从花园里摘了一朵百合花。
泛指一整类事物时,可数名词用不加冠词的复数形式。
Lilies grow from bulbs.
百合花由鳞茎长成。
in bloom 表示花正在开放,常用来说明花卉的状态。
The lilies are in full bloom.
百合花正盛开。
grammar · medium
易错句子She planted three lilys in the garden.
正确表达She planted three lilies in the garden.
以“辅音字母+y”结尾的名词变复数时，要先把 y 变成 i 再加 -es，所以 lily 的复数是 lilies，写成 lilys 属于拼写错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw lily in the garden yesterday.
正确表达I saw a lily in the garden yesterday.
lily 是可数名词，单数形式前必须有限定词。汉语说“我看见百合”不需要冠词，但英语中泛指“一朵百合”时要在单数可数名词前加不定冠词 a/an。
grammar · medium
易错句子Her wedding dress was lily.
正确表达Her wedding dress was lily-white.
汉语的“百合白/百合色”可以直接用“百合”来形容纯白，但英语的 lily 只是名词，不能单独作形容词；表示“洁白”要用复合形容词 lily-white（或直接用 white）。
睡莲
The pond was covered with water lilies.
池塘里布满了睡莲。
卷丹
Tiger lilies have distinctive orange petals with dark spots.
卷丹有独特的橙色花瓣和深色斑点。
复活节百合
She bought an Easter lily for the holiday.
她为节日买了一株复活节百合。
铃兰
Lily of the valley has small, bell-shaped white flowers.
铃兰有白色的小铃铛状花朵。
睡莲叶
Frogs sat on the lily pads in the pond.
青蛙坐在池塘里的睡莲叶上。
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The bride carried a bouquet of white calla lilies.
新娘手捧一束白色马蹄莲。