sapling
英 ['s?pl??]
美['s?pl??]
- n. 樹苗；年輕人
TEM4GRE暢通詞匯樹
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?saplings;
中文詞源
sapling 幼樹
sap,汁液，-ling,小詞后綴。引申詞義樹苗，幼樹。
英文詞源
- sapling (n.)
- early 14c., from sap (n.1) + diminutive suffix -ling. This probably is the source of American English slang sap (n.3) "club, short staff" (1899) and the verb sap (v.2) "to hit (someone) with a sap" (1926).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. She plucked some leaves off the sapling.
- 她從樹苗上摘下一些葉子.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. A sapling needs pruning, a child discipline.
- 小樹要砍, 小孩要管.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. She cut down the sapling with one chop.
- 她一斧子就把樹苗砍倒了.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. The sapling has grown into a big tree after five years.
- 五年過(guò)去了,小樹苗長(zhǎng)成了一顆大樹.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Like sapling trees, small children are very pliable.
- 就像樹苗一樣, 小孩子很易塑.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)