Word
medick
/ˈmedɪk/
noun
苜蓿；苜蓿属植物
a herb of the genus Medicago, native to Europe and North Africa, often grown as fodder
- 1.
Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.
苜蓿属的多种欧洲和北非草本植物,其中数种可作饲料等。
苜蓿属的多种欧洲和北非草本植物,其中数种可作饲料等。；苜蓿
In use
The farmer planted medick to improve the soil nitrogen levels.
Medick is often grown as a cover crop to prevent erosion.
She identified the purple-flowered plant as medick in her field guide.
a medick
He found a medick in the field.
他在田野里发现了一棵苜蓿。
medick + noun
Medick seeds are used for planting.
苜蓿种子用于播种。
the medick
The medick is a common pasture plant.
苜蓿是一种常见的牧场植物。
Common mistakes
The medic is a plant.The medick is a plant.
由于拼写相似，学习者可能将“medick”误拼为“medic”（医生），而表示苜蓿的正确单词是“medick”。
There are many medick in the field.There are many medicks in the field.
“Medick”是可数名词，指多株苜蓿时应用复数形式“medicks”。
Connections
Confusing words
- medic
- 医务人员 · 苜蓿（medick）指一种植物，而medic指医疗人员，不能混用。
Word family
- black medick
- 天蓝苜蓿 · noun
- spotted medick
- 斑点苜蓿 · noun
- sickle medick
- 镰刀苜蓿 · noun
- bur medick
- 刺果苜蓿 · noun
Learner notes
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.