Word · Frequency #12068
poppies
罂粟
poppies is the plural of poppy.
a plant with showy flowers
- 1.
Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
罂粟属或罂粟科植物,花瓣皱褶,常为红色,汁液呈乳状且有麻醉性；尤指虞美人(Papaver rhoeas),花橙红色；此类植物的花。
- 2.
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
具有艳丽花朵的一年生、二年生或多年生草本植物
- 3.
A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
一种带橙色调的亮红色,如同虞美人的花色。
罂粟属或罂粟科植物,花瓣皱褶,常为红色,汁液呈乳状且有麻醉性；尤指虞美人(Papaver rhoeas),花橙红色；此类植物的花。；具有艳丽花朵的一年生、二年生或多年生草本植物；一种带橙色调的亮红色,如同虞美人的花色。；罂粟；[医] 罂粟
In use
The red poppy is a familiar sight in summer meadows.
Farmers in some regions grow poppies for their tiny seeds, which are used in baking.
She pressed a dried poppy between the pages of her notebook.
a poppy
poppy 是可数名词，复数形式为 poppies。
She picked a poppy and put it in her hair.
她摘了一朵罂粟花，插在头发上。
poppies
poppies 作主语时谓语动词用复数形式。
Poppies bloomed along the roadside.
路旁开满了罂粟花。
poppy + noun
poppy 作定语修饰名词时用单数形式，如 poppy field、poppy seed。
The poppy fields stretched to the horizon.
Connections
Collocations
- poppy field
- 罂粟花田
- We walked through a bright red poppy field in the countryside.我们走过乡间一片鲜红的罂粟花田。
- opium poppy
- 鸦片罂粟
- The opium poppy is the source of several painkillers.鸦片罂粟是几种止痛药的原料。
- poppy seed
- 罂粟籽
- These muffins are topped with poppy seeds.这些松饼上撒了罂粟籽。
- red poppy
- 红罂粟
- A red poppy stood by the side of the road.路边长着一株红罂粟。
- Poppy Day
- 罂粟纪念日
- On Poppy Day, people wear artificial red poppies.在罂粟纪念日，人们佩戴人造红罂粟。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
poppy 发音像“泡泡”，罂粟的果荚圆鼓鼓如小泡泡，成熟后爆开撒出种子。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：植物学、园艺、医疗、日常描述 该义项（罂粟）为中性常用词，通常用于植物学、园艺或一般描述中；在医学语境中也比较常见。整体无明显正式或非正式色彩，日常和书面场合都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下单词在美式英语中与 poppy (/ˈpɑpi/) 押韵：copy、choppy、sloppy、floppy、soppy，重音都在第一个音节，末尾都是 /pi/。注意 puppy (/ˈpʌpi/) 拼写和 poppy 很像，但元音是 /ʌ/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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.