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a clove of garlic
clove 指大蒜的一瓣，是可数名词；复数形式为 cloves。
Crush a clove of garlic and add it to the dressing.
把一瓣大蒜拍碎，加入调味汁中。
丁香
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
丁香
the dried aromatic flower bud of a clove tree, used as a spice
Crush a clove of garlic and add it to the dressing.
把一瓣大蒜拍碎，加入调味汁中。
一种气味浓烈的香料,即丁香树未开放的花蕾。
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
大鳞茎鳞片腋间长出的小鳞茎。
One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.
丁香树,学名Syzygium aromaticum(即Caryophyllus aromaticus),原产摩鹿加群岛(印度尼西亚),产这种香料。
A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.
英国旧制重量单位,合7磅(3.2公斤),即半英石。
An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.
Please peel one clove of garlic and chop it finely for the sauce.
请剥一瓣大蒜，切碎后放进酱汁里。
She added two cloves of garlic to the soup to give it more flavor.
她往汤里加了两瓣大蒜，让汤更有味道。
Crush a clove of garlic with the flat side of a knife before cooking.
烹饪前用刀背压碎一瓣大蒜。
clove 指大蒜的一瓣，是可数名词；复数形式为 cloves。
Crush a clove of garlic and add it to the dressing.
把一瓣大蒜拍碎，加入调味汁中。
clove 作定语修饰名词时用单数形式，如 clove oil（丁香油）。
Clove oil is used to relieve toothache.
丁香油用于缓解牙痛。
clove 是 cleave（劈开）的过去式之一；另一个过去式是 cleft。
The knight's sword clove the shield in two.
骑士的剑把盾牌劈成两半。
Not this
I bought some clover to use as spice.
Use this
I bought some cloves to use as spice.
clover 指三叶草（一种植物），而 clove 才是常用于调味的丁香香料；二者拼写相近但语义不同，作香料时应用 clove，且常用复数 cloves。
Not this
The taste of lilac is too strong in this dish.
Use this
The taste of cloves is too strong in this dish.
汉语的“丁香”既可指观赏花卉丁香花，也可指香料丁香花蕾；英语中 lilac 是前者，cloves 是后者，在描述菜肴味道时应使用 cloves。
Not this
Add two clove to the soup.
Use this
Add two cloves to the soup.
clove 作“丁香花蕾”解时为可数名词，数量大于一时需加复数 -s，不能保留单数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一瓣大蒜
Add a clove of garlic to the sauce.
在酱汁里加一瓣大蒜。
蒜瓣
The recipe calls for two garlic cloves, minced.
食谱要求两瓣大蒜，切碎。
丁香粉
Add half a teaspoon of ground cloves to the cake batter.
在蛋糕糊中加入半茶匙丁香粉。
丁香油
Clove oil can be used to soothe a toothache.
丁香油可用于缓解牙痛。
丁香树
The clove tree is native to the Maluku Islands.
丁香树原产于马鲁古群岛。
丁香花蕾
Each clove bud is hand-picked before it opens.
每颗丁香花蕾都在开花前手工采摘。
Use clove naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：clove 由 c + love 组成；把 love 包进蒜瓣或丁香花蕾里，做菜时香气就像爱一样散开。
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、botany 通常用于日常烹饪和饮食话题，指丁香调味料或蒜瓣；在植物学语境中也可指丁香树。中性文体，正式和非正式场合都自然。
与 clove (kləuv) 押韵的有 cove、drove、rove、stove（均读 /əuv/）。glove 和 love 拼写同为 -ove，但不押韵，读 /ʌv/，注意别混。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.