Word · Frequency #27889
crocus
番红花
a small plant of the genus Crocus with slender, grasslike leaves and white, yellow, or purple flowers, native mainly to the Mediterranean region and widely cultivated
- 1.
A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
鸢尾科番红花属多年生开花植物,藏红花取自番红花(Crocus sativus)的雄蕊。
- 2.
Any of various similar flowering plants, such as autumn crocus and prairie crocus.
各种类似的开花植物,如秋水仙和草原番红花。
鸢尾科番红花属多年生开花植物,藏红花取自番红花(Crocus sativus)的雄蕊。；各种类似的开花植物,如秋水仙和草原番红花。；番红花属；磨粉；[医] 番红花属
In use
The first crocus bloomed in the garden in late February.
We planted crocuses along the path so they would flower in early spring.
A cluster of purple crocuses appeared under the old tree.
a crocus
crocus 是可数名词，指单株植物时通常用 a/an。
A purple crocus was blooming in the snow.
一朵紫色的番红花在雪中绽放。
crocuses bloom in ...
复数形式常用 crocuses，也可写作 croci。
These crocuses bloom in early spring.
这些番红花在早春开花。
plant + crocuses
表示“种植番红花”时，crocuses 作 plant 的宾语。
We planted crocuses along the garden path.
Connections
Collocations
- spring crocus
- 春季番红花
- The first spring crocus appeared in late February.第一朵春季番红花在二月底开放。
- crocus bulb
- 番红花球根
- Plant the crocus bulbs in a sunny spot.把番红花球根种在阳光充足的地方。
- saffron crocus
- 藏红花（一种番红花）
- The saffron crocus blooms in autumn, not spring.藏红花在秋天开花，不是在春天。
- purple crocus
- 紫色番红花
- Purple crocuses covered the lawn.紫色的番红花开满了草坪。
- plant crocuses
- 种植番红花
- We planted crocuses under the apple tree.我们在苹果树下种了番红花。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：番红花crocus，读作‘克罗克斯’，细长叶间紫花像丝线。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、botany、nature writing crocus 是常见的植物名称，通常用于园艺、植物学描述或日常谈论春季花卉。多用于中性语境，既不算口语也不算正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 focus、locus 同韵：重读元音及之后均为 /əukəs/（美式常读 /oʊ-/）。注意 crocodile /ˈkrɒkədaɪl/ 开头同为 cro- 但不押韵；circus /ˈsɜːkəs/ 结尾同为 -cus，但元音和重音不同。
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.