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countable noun: a clover / clovers
可数时指一株三叶草或特定品种的三叶草。
He picked a four-leaf clover from the lawn.
他从草坪上摘了一株四叶草。
三叶草
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
三叶草
A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
He picked a four-leaf clover from the lawn.
他从草坪上摘了一株四叶草。
三叶草属植物,叶通常分为三片(稀有四片)小叶,开白色或红色花。
A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
三叶草属植物
a plant of the genus Trifolium
雷诺曼牌中的第二张牌,代表希望、乐观和短期运气。
The second Lenormand card, representing hope, optimism and short-term luck.
The field was full of clover.
地里长满了三叶草。
She picked a four-leaf clover for luck.
她摘了一片四叶草以求好运。
Clovers are common in meadows.
三叶草在草地上很常见。
可数时指一株三叶草或特定品种的三叶草。
He picked a four-leaf clover from the lawn.
他从草坪上摘了一株四叶草。
不可数时泛指三叶草这种植物或草皮。
The meadow is full of clover.
草地上长满了三叶草。
Not this
After getting the promotion, he was in the clover.
Use this
After getting the promotion, he was in clover.
在英语习语 'in clover' 中，clover前不加冠词，表示舒适富足的状态。汉语学习者常因直译而添加the，导致语法错误。
Not this
I found a three-leaf clover.
Use this
I found a three-leaved clover.
表示叶片数量的复合形容词应为 three-leaved，而非 three-leaf。汉语中“三叶草”的说法直译导致了这种错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
四叶草（幸运草）
She found a four-leaf clover in the garden.
她在花园里找到了一株四叶草。
红三叶草
Red clover is often used in herbal teas.
红三叶草常用于花草茶。
白三叶草
White clover grows well in most lawns.
白三叶草在大多数草坪上长得很好。
三叶草地
The cows grazed in a clover field.
牛群在三叶草地上吃草。
生活优裕；养尊处优
After winning the lottery, they were in clover.
中彩票后，他们过上了优裕的生活。
生活优裕；过舒适奢华的生活
After her business took off, she was in clover.
她的生意起飞后，她过上了优裕的生活。
四叶草；幸运的象征
He keeps a four-leaf clover in his wallet for luck.
他把一片四叶草放在钱包里祈求好运。
非常富有；生活极其安逸
The team was rolling in clover after the big contract.
签下大合同后，团队过得极其富足。
我正俯身看着一片四叶草／一片我先前忽略的四叶草。（1927年经典歌曲《四叶草》歌词，常用来比喻重新发现被人忽视的好运。）
Finding a four-leaf clover is said to bring good luck.
据说找到一片四叶草会带来好运。
Use clover naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住 clover 里的 c 像一片弯曲的叶子，三叶草多为三片，找到四片 clover 就是好运。
语域：mixed 常见场景：gardening、agriculture/pasture、Lenormand card readings clover 有两个常见含义：作“三叶草”讲时是日常中性词，通常用于园艺、农业或一般植物描述；作 Lenormand 占卜中的“幸运草牌”讲时属于专门领域用语，多用于占卜或卡牌解读。整体用法随场景不同，建议根据上下文选择合适译法。
与 clover 押韵的词有 over、rover、Dover（都读 /oʊvɚ/）。cover、hover、lover 虽然拼写也是 -over，但元音是 /ʌ/，读音与 clover 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.