a heliotrope
heliotrope作为可数名词指一块鸡血石。
He found a heliotrope in the cave.
他在洞穴里发现了一块鸡血石。
向日花；向日葵
heliotropes — plural of heliotrope
天芥菜花香；香水草花香；浅紫色；淡紫色；回照器；日光反射信号器；血石髓；血滴石；花朵随太阳转动并朝向太阳的植物,如(旧时)金盏花和向日葵。
a plant whose flowers turn to face and follow the sun; in older use, a marigold or sunflower
花朵随太阳转动并朝向太阳的植物,如(旧时)金盏花和向日葵。
A plant with flowers which turn to face and follow the sun, such as (archaic) marigolds and sunflowers.
香水草属植物(Heliotropium arborescens)花朵的芳香,或类似这种芳香的香味。
The fragrance of Heliotropium arborescens flowers, or a scent resembling this fragrance.
浅紫色或紫罗兰色,类似香水草属植物花朵的颜色。
A light purple or violet colour like that of Heliotropium arborescens flowers.
利用镜子反射阳光进行信号传递或三角测量的仪器。
An instrument that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight for purposes such as signalling, or (surveying) triangulation (where the reflected light is detected by another surveyor positioned some distance away).
血石(一种带红色斑点的绿玉髓)的同义词。
Synonym of bloodstone (“a green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite”).
She wore a pendant made of heliotrope.
她戴着一个用鸡血石制成的吊坠。
用法提示：这里heliotrope作为名词，指一种宝石（鸡血石）。
The jeweler displayed several polished heliotropes in the showcase.
珠宝商在展柜里展示了几颗抛光过的鸡血石。
用法提示：heliotropes是heliotrope的复数形式，仍指鸡血石。
The deep green color of heliotrope is often flecked with red.
鸡血石深绿色的底色上常常点缀着红色斑点。
用法提示：heliotrope作为不可数名词，指这种宝石的材质或颜色特征。
heliotrope作为可数名词指一块鸡血石。
He found a heliotrope in the cave.
他在洞穴里发现了一块鸡血石。
定冠词表示泛指类别。
The heliotrope is a type of chalcedony.
鸡血石是一种玉髓。
复数形式。
These heliotropes are from Brazil.
这些鸡血石来自巴西。
grammar · medium
易错句子我想种一株heliotrop。
正确表达我想种一株heliotrope。
heliotrope的拼写错误：名词原形末尾有字母e，拼写为heliotrope而非heliotrop。
grammar · medium
易错句子这种heliotrope会跟着太阳转。
正确表达向日葵会跟着太阳转。
含义混淆：heliotrope指天芥菜属植物或鸡血石，并非向日葵；向日葵的英文是sunflower。heliotrope虽有‘向阳’之意，但不表示植物本身会转向太阳。
血石是鸡血石的另一种名称，但heliotrope特指带红点的绿玉髓，而bloodstone可能泛指带血红色的石头。
玉髓是包含鸡血石的广义类别，而heliotrope是玉髓的一种特定变种，带有红色斑点。
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