单词 | lily |
释义 | lily —lilylike, adj. /lil"ee/, n. , pl. lilies, adj. n. 1. any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers. Cf. lily family. 2. the flower or the bulb of such a plant. 3. any of various related or similar plants or their flowers, as the mariposa lily or the calla lily. 4. fleur-de-lis, esp. as the symbol of France. 5. Bowling. a split in which the five, seven, and ten pins remain standing. 6. gild the lily. See gild1 (def. 4). adj. 7. white as a lily: her lily hands. 8. delicately fair: a lily maiden. 9. pure; unsullied: the lily truth. 10. pale; fragile; weak. [bef. 1000; ME, OE lilie < L lilium; cf. Gk leírion] |
随便看 |
英语词典包含168451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。