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an azalea
azalea 以元音音素开始，所以前面的不定冠词用 an。
She bought an azalea for the balcony.
她买了一棵杜鹃花放在阳台上。
杜鹃花
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杜鹃花
azalea
She bought an azalea for the balcony.
她买了一棵杜鹃花放在阳台上。
杜鹃花属植物的通称
A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.
My grandmother planted a pink azalea beside the front door.
我祖母在前门旁种了一株粉色的杜鹃花。
The park is famous for its white azaleas in late spring.
这座公园以晚春时节的白色杜鹃花而闻名。
We bought an azalea for Mom's birthday and put it on the balcony.
我们为妈妈的生日买了一盆杜鹃花，把它放在阳台上。
azalea 以元音音素开始，所以前面的不定冠词用 an。
She bought an azalea for the balcony.
她买了一棵杜鹃花放在阳台上。
azalea 是可数名词，复数形式为 azaleas。
The azaleas in this park bloom in early spring.
这个公园里的杜鹃花在早春盛开。
Not this
There are many azalea in the yard.
Use this
There are many azaleas in the yard.
azalea 是可数名词，在 many 这类表数量的词后必须用复数形式 azaleas。
Not this
Azalea is my favorite flower.
Use this
The azalea is my favorite flower.
可数名词单数前需要冠词才能表示类别或特指；此处用 the azalea 表示“杜鹃花这种花”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
杜鹃花丛
The azalea bush in our yard is full of pink blossoms.
我们院子里的杜鹃花丛开满了粉色的花。
粉色的杜鹃花
Pink azaleas line the path in the park.
公园小径两旁种着粉色的杜鹃花。
种植杜鹃花
We plan to plant azaleas along the fence.
我们打算沿着篱笆种植杜鹃花。
杜鹃花节
The town holds an azalea festival every spring.
这个小镇每年春天举办杜鹃花节。
杜鹃花园
The azalea garden attracts many visitors in April.
这座杜鹃花园在四月吸引了许多游客。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：azalea 首尾都是 a，中间 z 像蜿蜒山路，杜鹃花就开满山路两旁。
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、botany、landscaping 该词（杜鹃花）作为常见观赏植物名称，多用于园艺、植物学和景观美化等场合；属于中性词，在正式与非正式语境中均自然，不带有明显的口语或俚语色彩。
dahlia and Australia rhyme with azalea when pronounced with a compressed -/eɪljə/ ending (dahlia /ˈdeɪljə/, Australia /ɒˈstreɪljə/). Beware the -ea spelling lookalikes: area and idea do not rhyme, and hydrangea—though also a flower—has a different final sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.