clovers

clovers — 名詞

1. low-growing plants with usually three small leaflets on each stalk, often seen i

1.名詞B1
釋義

三葉草

低矮三葉植物，四葉常視為幸運

low-growing plants with usually three small leaflets on each stalk, often seen in grass or fields and sometimes grown as animal feed; a four-leaf clover is widely treated as a lucky sign.

例句

Jiwoo spotted clovers growing between the stepping stones in her yard.

Jiwoo 看到院子踏腳石縫裡長著三葉草。

pattern: clovers growing in [place]

Aarav scattered clover seeds so sheep would have fresh clovers by summer.

Aarav 撒下三葉草種子，好讓羊群夏天有新鮮的三葉草可吃。

collocation: fresh clovers / animal feed

同義詞
  • clover

    singular form; used for one plant or the plant type in general

  • shamrock

    usually refers to a clover-like sprig as an Irish symbol, not every patch of clovers

  • trefoil

    more formal or botanical; focuses on the three-part leaf shape

文法句型

clovers + grow/spread in [place]

find + clovers

field/patch of clovers

用法筆記

The plural clovers often refers to patches of these plants in grass or fields. When you mean the lucky type, English usually says four-leaf clover or four-leaf clovers.

常見錯誤

❌We found a lucky clover with four leafs.
✅We found a lucky four-leaf clover.
💡English uses the fixed phrase 'four-leaf clover', and the plural of 'leaf' is 'leaves'.
❌The horse was eating clovers plant in the field.
✅The horse was eating clovers in the field.
💡Use clovers alone for many plants, or say 'a clover plant' for one.