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单词 lei
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lei1

noun leɪˈleɪileɪ
  • A Polynesian garland of flowers.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The candidates were delighted that the public came to cheer them on and present leis of flowers to wish them luck.
    • Her sister Caroline Laba, who works at the Bythesea Road store, was joined by colleagues for a day of grass skirts, leis and garish shirts.
    • Please quit hanging rainbow flower leis on your rearview mirrors.
    • At the small terminal, arrivals were greeted with traditional leis made from tropical flowers.
    • More recently, the competition has crept up to Hawaii's backyard, threatening the production of Hawaiian flower leis.
    • I insisted everyone wear straw hats and sunglasses and flower leis.
    • More firmly grounded in Hawaiian culture is the lei, a colorful wreath of fresh flowers or other decorative objects worn around the neck.
    • Everyone was wearing leis and smiling into the camera.
    • Some people go to Hawaii and come back with leis and ukuleles.
    • Hawaii reveals its magic from the start, when sweet floral leis are offered in the traditional island welcome.
    • Its centerpiece was a cracked glass vase brimming with fake Hawaiian leis and a bouquet of cheep plastic flowers.
    • He had a bunch of surfing posters, a huge orange surf board against his wall, and the headboard of his bed was decorated with leis.
    • Finally, the place for flower leis is along Maunakea Street; try Cindy's or one of a dozen other lei shops.
    • The professional courses cover everything from basic floral arrangements and dried flower decoration to the art of making leis and gift baskets.
    • See first-hand how a fragrant flower lei is created at the lei stands that line Maunakea Street in Honolulu's Chinatown.
    • She's wearing a lei, and Chris complains about it.
    • Girls in grass skirts handed out fresh leis flown in from Hawaii.
    • Victorious motor racing drivers have laurels hung around their necks and in Hawaii visitors are greeted with welcoming leis.
    • People give the gift of a lei, a necklace of flowers.
    • When we arrived at the village, our hosts greeted us warmly with leis.
    Synonyms
    festoon, wreath, chain, loop, ring, circle, swathe, swag

Origin

Hawaiian.

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

lei2

leɪ
  • plural form of leu
 
 

lei1

nounleɪ
  • A Polynesian garland of flowers.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Please quit hanging rainbow flower leis on your rearview mirrors.
    • She's wearing a lei, and Chris complains about it.
    • Hawaii reveals its magic from the start, when sweet floral leis are offered in the traditional island welcome.
    • I insisted everyone wear straw hats and sunglasses and flower leis.
    • The professional courses cover everything from basic floral arrangements and dried flower decoration to the art of making leis and gift baskets.
    • Its centerpiece was a cracked glass vase brimming with fake Hawaiian leis and a bouquet of cheep plastic flowers.
    • Girls in grass skirts handed out fresh leis flown in from Hawaii.
    • More recently, the competition has crept up to Hawaii's backyard, threatening the production of Hawaiian flower leis.
    • People give the gift of a lei, a necklace of flowers.
    • At the small terminal, arrivals were greeted with traditional leis made from tropical flowers.
    • Her sister Caroline Laba, who works at the Bythesea Road store, was joined by colleagues for a day of grass skirts, leis and garish shirts.
    • More firmly grounded in Hawaiian culture is the lei, a colorful wreath of fresh flowers or other decorative objects worn around the neck.
    • Everyone was wearing leis and smiling into the camera.
    • When we arrived at the village, our hosts greeted us warmly with leis.
    • Victorious motor racing drivers have laurels hung around their necks and in Hawaii visitors are greeted with welcoming leis.
    • Finally, the place for flower leis is along Maunakea Street; try Cindy's or one of a dozen other lei shops.
    • He had a bunch of surfing posters, a huge orange surf board against his wall, and the headboard of his bed was decorated with leis.
    • Some people go to Hawaii and come back with leis and ukuleles.
    • The candidates were delighted that the public came to cheer them on and present leis of flowers to wish them luck.
    • See first-hand how a fragrant flower lei is created at the lei stands that line Maunakea Street in Honolulu's Chinatown.
    Synonyms
    festoon, wreath, chain, loop, ring, circle, swathe, swag

Origin

Hawaiian.

lei2

leɪ
  • plural form of leu
 
 
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