Word · Frequency #20358
cacti
仙人掌；仙人掌科植物
cacti is the plural of cactus.
a plant of the family Cactaceae, with a thick fleshy stem covered in spines, native especially to hot dry regions of the Americas
- 1.
Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
仙人掌科的任何成员,该科为新大陆开花肉质植物,适应炎热半沙漠气候。
- 2.
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
仙人掌科肉质植物,主要原产于新大陆干旱地区,通常有刺。
- 3.
Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.
任何具有粗壮肉质茎、生刺但无叶的肉质植物,例如大戟属植物。
仙人掌状植物；类仙人掌多肉植物；仙人掌科的任何成员,该科为新大陆开花肉质植物,适应炎热半沙漠气候。；仙人掌科肉质植物,主要原产于新大陆干旱地区,通常有刺。；任何具有粗壮肉质茎、生刺但无叶的肉质植物,例如大戟属植物。；仙人掌；[医] 仙人掌属
In use
I keep a small cactus on my desk because it requires very little water.
The desert is full of various cacti, some of which can grow very tall.
She accidentally touched a cactus and got spines stuck in her finger.
a cactus + verb
主语为单数形式。
A cactus grows slowly.
仙人掌生长缓慢。
cacti + verb
复数形式为cacti。
Cacti store water in their stems.
仙人掌在茎中储存水分。
a cactus + be + adjective
描述仙人掌的属性或类别。
A cactus is a succulent plant.
Connections
Collocations
- desert cactus
- 沙漠仙人掌
- The desert cactus can store water for months.沙漠仙人掌可以储存数月的水分。
- cactus flower
- 仙人掌花
- The cactus flower opens only at night.仙人掌花只在夜间开放。
- cactus garden
- 仙人掌园
- They built a cactus garden in front of the museum.他们在博物馆前建了一座仙人掌园。
- potted cactus
- 盆栽仙人掌
- A potted cactus needs very little water.盆栽仙人掌几乎不需要浇水。
- cactus spine
- 仙人掌刺
- He pulled a cactus spine out of his finger.他从手指上拔出一根仙人掌刺。
- cactus species
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cactus 谐音‘卡克特斯’，想象沙漠里一株仙人掌卡在石缝中，浑身是刺也不怕旱。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、houseplants、botany cactus 在一般描述、园艺和植物学话题中都比较自然，整体偏中性，没有明显的正式或随意色彩；在不确定场合下用这个说法通常不会显得突兀。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 cacti。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 cactus /ˈkæktəs/ 完全押韵。以下词虽然都以 -us 结尾，读音中也带有 /əs/，但重读元音不同（如 campus /ˈkæmpəs/、lotus /ˈloʊtəs/、bonus /ˈboʊnəs/ 等），所以并不押韵。不要只根据拼写判断发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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.