clovers

IPA/klˈəʊvəz/
IPA/klˈoʊvɚz/

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

常見搭配
  • patch of clovers
  • field of clovers
  • four-leaf clovers
  • grow among the grass
  • animals feed on clovers
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.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • patch of clovers
  • field of clovers
  • clover seeds

常用片語

  • find four-leaf clovers
  • clovers spread after rain