| 单词 | green fingers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen fingers green fingers n. skill or success in making plants grow, esp. in to have green fingers; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > [noun] > knowledge of herbs and plants wort-cunning1864 green fingers1906 green thumb1937 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden [verb (intransitive)] > be successful in gardening to have a green thumb1937 to have green fingers1943 1906 M. S. Boyd Misses Make-believe 217 What old wives call ‘green fingers’: those magic digits that appear to ensure the growth of everything they plant. 1943 S. Cloete Congo Song xvi. 150 Some men have green fingers. Plants like them. They can make things grow because they love them. 1949 Eng. Stud. i. 2 Yet we are such born meddlers, and so convinced..that we have ‘green fingers’ of the spirit to give help and guidance in these difficult years. 1969 Daily Tel. 26 Apr. 6/6 ‘Success with money is often accidental,’ she sighed. ‘One needs “green fingers” to make it grow.’ 1997 Home Flair July 20/1 With her green fingers and Keith's constant encouragement, flowerbeds began to take shape. 2008 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 13 June 24 Their eyes aren't what they used to be, but these blind gardeners have still got green fingers. < as lemmas |
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