请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 garden-gate
释义 ˌgarden-ˈgate
[f. garden n. + gate n.1]
1. A gate leading into a garden.
c1400Mandeville (1839) xix. 210 He smytethe on the Gardyn Ȝate with a Clyket of Sylver.1463Bury Wills (Camden) 22 The grete gardeyn gate.1731Pope Ep. Burlington 30 Turn Arcs of triumph to a Garden-gate.1838Dickens O. Twist xxix, A gig drove up to the garden-gate.
2. dial. Used as a name for various plants: Herb Robert (Geranium Robertianum), the Pansy (Viola tricolor), and London Pride (Saxifraga umbrosa). The fuller form is ‘Kiss-me-behind-the-garden-gate’ (Britten & Holland).
随便看

 

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/22 16:39:54