单词 | cane |
释义 | cane n. & v. --n   1. a the hollow jointed stem of giant reeds or grasses (bamboo cane). b the solid stem of slender palms (malacca cane).   2. = sugar cane.   3. a raspberry-cane.   4. material of cane used for wickerwork etc.   5. a a cane used as a walking-stick or a support for a plant or an instrument of punishment. b any slender walking-stick. --vtr.   1. beat with a cane.   2. weave cane into (a chair etc.). Phrases and idioms cane-brake US a tract of land overgrown with canes. cane chair a chair with a seat made of woven cane strips. cane-sugar sugar obtained from sugar-cane. cane-trash see TRASH. Derivatives caner n. (in sense 2 of v.). caning n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L canna f. Gk kanna |
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