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use a cane
My grandfather uses a cane to help him walk.
我的祖父使用手杖辅助行走。
手杖
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
手杖
a stick used to help someone walk
My grandfather uses a cane to help him walk.
我的祖父使用手杖辅助行走。
有简单茎秆的植物,如竹子或甘蔗,或其茎秆。
A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof:
手杖
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
此类植物的茎秆,用作工具。
The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool:
坚韧细长的茎(如竹、藤、甘蔗)
a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
After his accident, he walked with a cane for six months.
事故之后，他拄了六个月的手杖。
The doctor recommended a sturdy cane to support her weak knee.
医生推荐了一根结实的手杖来支撑她虚弱的膝盖。
Many elderly people rely on a cane for balance.
许多老年人依靠手杖保持平衡。
My grandfather uses a cane to help him walk.
我的祖父使用手杖辅助行走。
After the accident, she had to walk with a cane.
事故后，她不得不拄着手杖走路。
The old man leaned on his cane while waiting for the bus.
那位老人等公交车时倚靠在手杖上。
Not this
I use cane to walk.
Use this
I use a cane to walk.
英语中可数名词单数前通常需要冠词，"cane" 是可数名词，因此应加上 "a"。
Not this
He caned to the store.
Use this
He walked with a cane to the store.
"cane" 作为名词意为手杖，不能用作动词表示“拄着手杖行走”，应使用 "walk with a cane" 结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
走路用的手杖
He uses a walking cane after his knee surgery.
他膝盖手术后使用走路用的手杖。
手杖手柄
The cane handle is made of polished wood.
手杖手柄由抛光木材制成。
藤椅
She sat on a beautiful cane chair on the porch.
她坐在门廊上一把漂亮的藤椅上。
甘蔗
Sugar cane is grown in tropical regions.
甘蔗种植在热带地区。
蔗糖
This recipe calls for pure cane sugar.
这个食谱需要纯蔗糖。
甘蔗田
Workers harvested the ripe cane fields.
工人们收割了成熟的甘蔗田。
受藤条体罚
He was afraid of getting the cane if he misbehaved again.
他担心再次表现不好会受到藤条体罚。
用藤条体罚某人
The teacher gave the naughty boy the cane as punishment.
老师用藤条体罚那个调皮的男孩作为惩罚。
Use cane naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一根手杖（cane）像甘蔗（cane）一样细长，既能助行，也能用来体罚。cane和can读音相近，但cane是实物，can是能力。
通常指手杖，多用于行走辅助，比较常见于医疗或老年相关场景。
All six words share the same stressed vowel and final consonant as 'cane', forming perfect rhymes. They all end with the spelling chunk 'ane'.
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