Phrase
morning glory
/ˈmɔːniŋ ˈɡlɔːri/
noun
牵牛花;喇叭花
a climbing plant with trumpet-shaped flowers, of the morning glory family
- 1.
Any of several members of the family Convolvulaceae; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.
旋花科植物;攀缘植物,花呈喇叭状
- 2.
A morning bout of love-making.
早晨的性爱
- 3.
A rolling cloud in the shape of a cylinder; a roll cloud.
一种圆柱形的滚动云;滚轴云。
滚轴云;卷轴云;晨间性爱;旋花科植物;攀缘植物,花呈喇叭状;早晨的性爱;一种圆柱形的滚动云;滚轴云。
In use
The morning glory vines climbed up the trellis and bloomed at dawn.
Every summer, she grows morning glories from seeds along the fence.
These morning glory flowers only open in the early morning.
Connections
Word family
- morning glories
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常指牵牛花,也可比喻短暂的事物
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.