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carnations
康乃馨
carnations is the plural of carnation.
a plant with fragrant, usually double flowers in many colors
- 1.
A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
一种因花朵而被广泛栽培的欧亚植物。
- 2.
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
欧亚植物,花常重瓣,粉红至紫红色,带香料气味；广泛栽培,品种繁多。
- 3.
The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
这种植物开的花,原为肉色,杂交后现有多样颜色。
- 4.
a pink or reddish-pink color
粉红色或淡红色。
- 5.
A rosy pink colour
玫瑰粉红色。
- 6.
A scarlet colour.
猩红色。
一种因花朵而被广泛栽培的欧亚植物。；欧亚植物,花常重瓣,粉红至紫红色,带香料气味；广泛栽培,品种繁多。；这种植物开的花,原为肉色,杂交后现有多样颜色。；粉红色或淡红色。；玫瑰粉红色。
In use
She received a pink carnation for her birthday.
The florist arranged white carnations with roses in the bouquet.
My grandmother grows carnations in her garden every summer.
a carnation
carnation 是可数名词，表示“一朵康乃馨”时用 a carnation。
She wore a carnation in her hair.
她头上戴了一朵康乃馨。
a bouquet of carnations
表示“一束康乃馨”时，常用 a bouquet of + 复数 carnations。
He bought a bouquet of carnations for his mother.
他给母亲买了一束康乃馨。
carnation pink + [noun]
carnation pink 指一种粉红色，常作定语修饰名词。
Connections
Collocations
- red carnation
- 红色康乃馨
- He wore a red carnation in his lapel.他在翻领上别了一朵红色康乃馨。
- white carnation
- 白色康乃馨
- She chose a white carnation for the arrangement.她为插花选了一朵白色康乃馨。
- bouquet of carnations
- 康乃馨花束
- He bought a bouquet of carnations for his mother.他给母亲买了一束康乃馨。
- grow carnations
- 种植康乃馨
- Farmers grow carnations in greenhouses.农民们在温室里种植康乃馨。
Synonyms
- clove pink
- 香石竹（康乃馨的常用别名） · 与 carnation 所指相同，但更偏植物学或园艺用法；日常口语中用 carnation 更常见。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 carnation 拆成 car + nation 联想：一车康乃馨开过全国，香气弥漫。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、花店、园艺介绍 康乃馨是常见花卉名称，通常用于日常交流或花卉介绍，语气中性，不特别正式也不口语化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都与 carnation 同以 /eɪʃən/ 结尾并押韵。注意 -ation 中的 a 读 /eɪ/，不要读成 /æ/；另外 nation 的形容词 national /ˈnæʃənəl/（国家的）拼写虽与 nation 相近，读音并不押韵。
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.