| 单词 | nectar |
| 释义 | nectar (nektəʳ ) Word forms: 1. uncountable noun Nectar is a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and other insects collect. 2. uncountable noun If you refer to a drink, especially an alcoholic drink, as nectar, you think it tastes very nice. [literary, approval] Tony sipped from his glass. 'Mmm. Ambrosia. Nectar of the gods. Divine. Wonderful.' Collocations: sip nectar It flits from flower to flower, hovering like a hummingbird as its long tongue darts out to sip nectar; red valerian and buddleia are among its favourites. Times,Sunday Times These flowers, such as bramble, are often close to a farm gate beside the road and the butterflies tend to gather on them to sip nectar. Times, Sunday Times The adults are unusual among butterflies in that they eat pollen as well as sip nectar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Like hummingbirds, they hover in front of plants and insert their long noses and tongues deep into the flowers to sip nectar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Like other flowerpeckers they have a feathery tongue that allows them to sip nectar, but they feed on soft berries as well as small insects. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 花蜜 Japanese: 花蜜 |
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