Word
agaves
龙舌兰
agaves is the plural of agave.
核心释义
A tropical American plant with thick, sword-shaped leaves arranged in a rosette and tall spikes of flowers, cultivated for ornament or fiber.
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龙舌兰属多肉植物,常有尖刺,成熟后开花,多数死后枯萎；大型种如剑麻或世纪树,产纤维和酒。
Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave of succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles, flowering at maturity after several years, and generally dying thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila.
龙舌兰属多肉植物,常有尖刺,成熟后开花,多数死后枯萎；大型种如剑麻或世纪树,产纤维和酒。；龙舌兰；[机] 龙舌兰属
用法In use
We planted an agave in the garden because it needs very little water.
用法提示：名词“agave”（龙舌兰）在句中作宾语。
Agaves produce a tall spike of flowers after many years of growth.
用法提示：复数形式“agaves”作主语，指龙舌兰这类植物。
The farmer showed us how to harvest fiber from the agave.
用法提示：名词“agave”作介词宾语，指龙舌兰植株。
an agave
an agave 指单株植物，复数形式为 agaves。
An agave can live for decades before flowering.
一株龙舌兰可活数十年才开花。
agave is used to make [product]
此用法通常以不可数名词 agave 表示原料。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- blue agave
- 蓝色龙舌兰
- Tequila is made from the blue agave.龙舌兰酒是由蓝色龙舌兰制成的。
- agave nectar
- 龙舌兰蜜
- I sweetened my tea with agave nectar.我用龙舌兰蜜给茶调味。
- agave syrup
- 龙舌兰糖浆
- Add a teaspoon of agave syrup to the pancake batter.向煎饼面糊中加入一茶匙龙舌兰糖浆。
- agave plant
- 龙舌兰植物
- The agave plant blooms only once in its lifetime.龙舌兰植物一生只开一次花。
- agave fiber
- 龙舌兰纤维
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：把 agave 拆成 'a gave'，想象龙舌兰把一身剑叶‘给’出来，围护中央高耸的花茎。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：植物学、园艺、科普 「agave」是植物学名称，比较常见于植物介绍、园艺或科普读物，日常口语较少单独使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 agave /əˈɡeɪvi/ 真正押韵的是以 /eɪvi/ 结尾的词，如 navy、gravy、wavy。注意 cave、brave 虽拼写同为 -ave，但读 /eɪv/，并不押韵；savvy 拼写相似，但读 /ˈsævi/，元音不同。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.