Word
nosegay
花束
核心释义
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
- 1.
一小束芳香花草,常作为礼物赠送,原用于闻香或掩盖异味。
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours.
- 2.
香味;气味。
An aroma, a scent.
一小束芳香花草,常作为礼物赠送,原用于闻香或掩盖异味。;香味;气味。
用法In use
He gave his mother a small nosegay of roses for her birthday.
用法提示:nosegay 是名词,指‘小花束’,此处作 give 的直接宾语。
The bride carried a delicate nosegay of lilies and lavender.
用法提示:nosegay 为可数名词单数,意为‘小花束’,此处作 carried 的宾语。
At the market, you can buy brightly colored nosegays wrapped in paper.
用法提示:nosegays 是 nosegay 的复数形式,表示多束小花,作 buy 的宾语。
a nosegay of [sth]
She carried a nosegay of fresh lavender.
她拿着一束新鲜的薰衣草小花束。
give [sb] a nosegay
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