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a/an + [singular noun]
tulip 是可数名词，单数形式在句中通常带 a/an。
She planted a tulip in the garden.
她在花园里种了一株郁金香。
郁金香
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
郁金香
any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
She planted a tulip in the garden.
她在花园里种了一株郁金香。
A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
众多多年生球茎草本植物之一,具有线形或宽披针形叶片,通常有一朵艳丽的花
any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
这种植物的花。
The flower of this plant.
In autumn, we planted tulip bulbs along the garden path.
秋天，我们沿着花园小径种下了郁金香鳞茎。
Every spring, these tulips bloom in bright red and yellow.
每年春天，这些郁金香绽放出鲜红和明黄的花朵。
She bought a bunch of tulips for her mother's birthday.
她为母亲的生日买了一束郁金香。
tulip 是可数名词，单数形式在句中通常带 a/an。
She planted a tulip in the garden.
她在花园里种了一株郁金香。
there are 后接复数名词，表示某处存在多株郁金香；tulip 的复数是 tulips。
There are tulips in the vase.
花瓶里有郁金香。
tulip 作定语修饰名词时保持单数，如 tulip bulbs。
Tulip bulbs are planted in autumn.
郁金香球茎在秋天栽种。
Not this
She bought three tulip at the market.
Use this
She bought three tulips at the market.
tulip 是可数名词，three 后必须用复数形式，所以应改为 tulips。
Not this
I like tulip very much.
Use this
I like tulips very much.
用可数名词的复数形式表示一类事物（如郁金香这一类花），不能单独用不带冠词的单数 tulip 作泛指。
Not this
She gave me tulip.
Use this
She gave me a tulip.
tulip 是单数可数名词，泛指某个个体时前面需要不定冠词 a，不能裸用单数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
郁金香球茎
She planted tulip bulbs in the autumn.
她在秋天种下了郁金香球茎。
郁金香花田
We drove past endless tulip fields in the Netherlands.
我们开车经过了荷兰一望无际的郁金香花田。
郁金香花节
The city's annual tulip festival attracts thousands of visitors.
这座城市的年度郁金香花节吸引了成千上万的游客。
郁金香花瓣
The tulip petals were a deep shade of red.
郁金香花瓣是深红色的。
郁金香狂热
Tulip mania in the 17th century is a famous economic bubble.
17世纪的郁金香狂热是一个著名的经济泡沫。
郁金香花园
The tulip garden is in full bloom now.
郁金香花园现在正值花期。
郁金香狂热；投机泡沫
The sudden rise and fall of the stock price reminded him of the tulip mania in 17th-century Holland.
股价的暴涨暴跌让他想起了17世纪荷兰的郁金香狂热。
郁金香太过兴奋了，这里还是冬天。
She received a bouquet of red tulips for her birthday.
她生日时收到了一束红郁金香。
Use tulip naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：tulip 的字母 p 像郁金香花茎，顶着杯状花；tu 似拼音'土'，球根在土中。
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、flower markets、spring scenes 该词是中性常用名词，多用于日常谈论花卉、园艺或春季景色，正式与口语场合均可使用。
这些词都与 tulip 拼写相近，都含有 -lip，但读音不同。tulip /ˈtuləp/ 的重音在第一个音节，结尾发 /ləp/；而 lip、clip、slip、flip 都发 /lɪp/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.