Word · Frequency #12529
clover
三叶草
A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
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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,叶通常分为三片(稀有四片)小叶,开白色或红色花。
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a plant of the genus Trifolium
三叶草属植物
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The second Lenormand card, representing hope, optimism and short-term luck.
雷诺曼牌中的第二张牌,代表希望、乐观和短期运气。
幸运草牌；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。；三叶草属植物；雷诺曼牌中的第二张牌,代表希望、乐观和短期运气。；红花草；[建] 三叶草
In use
The field was full of clover.
She picked a four-leaf clover for luck.
Clovers are common in meadows.
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。
uncountable noun: clover (as a plant mass or species)
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。
Common mistakes
After getting the promotion, he was in the clover.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。
Connections
Collocations
- four-leaf clover
- 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。
- red clover
- 红三叶草
- Red clover is often used in herbal teas.红三叶草常用于花草茶。
- white clover
- 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。
- clover field
- 三叶草地
- The cows grazed in a clover field.牛群在三叶草地上吃草。
- in clover
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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.