| 单词 | lime |
| 释义 | lime (once / 592 pages) 1n 2nv WORD FAMILY lime: limed, limes, liming USAGE EXAMPLESAt the Brass Monkey, he swaps his Lagunitas for seltzer with a splash of cranberry and lime. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Order it with lime, and the restaurant staff will call the police. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) In the Upside Down cocktail, there’s a four-rum blend with persimmon, grapefruit, blood orange, cinnamon, lime, bitters and mint. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees Hypo|Hyper key lime small yellow-green limes of southern Florida citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions 2n any of various related trees bearing limes Syn|Hyper Citrus aurantifolia, lime tree citrus, citrus tree any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds 3n any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper basswood, lime tree, linden, linden tree American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown Tilia cordata, small-leaved lime, small-leaved lindenlarge spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental Tilia heterophylla, cottonwood, white basswoodAmerican basswood of the Allegheny region Japanese lime, Japanese linden, Tilia japonicamedium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental Tilia tomentosa, silver lime, silver lindenlarge tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental tree a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms 1n a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide Syn|Hyper burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, quicklime, unslaked lime oxide any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical 2n a caustic substance produced by heating limestone Syn|Hyper calcium hydrate, calcium hydroxide, caustic lime, hydrated lime, lime hydrate, slaked lime hydrated oxide, hydroxide a compound of an oxide with water 3n a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds Syn|Hyper birdlime adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together 4v spread birdlime on branches to catch birds Syn|Hyper birdlime scatter, spread, spread out strew or distribute over an area 5v cover with lime so as to induce growth lime the lawn Hyper cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
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