cocklebur
cocklebur — 名詞
1. a rough wild plant in the Xanthium plant group that grows seed cases covered in
蒼耳
蒼耳屬的野草，種子帶鉤刺會黏住毛髮衣物
a rough wild plant in the Xanthium plant group that grows seed cases covered in stiff hooked spines, which catch on animal fur and clothing.
Hui pulled three sharp cocklebur seeds out of her wool socks after the hike.
健行後，Hui 從她的羊毛襪上拔出三顆尖尖的蒼耳種子。
burrs sticking to clothing after walking through wild plants
The farmer cleared a patch of cocklebur from the edge of the cattle field.
農夫清除了牛場邊緣一片的蒼耳。
cocklebur as an unwanted weed near farmland
A single cocklebur plant can scatter hundreds of spiny seeds across one meadow.
單單一株蒼耳就能把數百顆帶刺的種子散布到整片草地上。
how the weed spreads its prickly seeds
Zola warned the children that cocklebur leaves are mildly poisonous to grazing sheep.
Zola 提醒孩子們，蒼耳的葉子對吃草的綿羊有輕微毒性。
Burrs from the cocklebur tangled deep in the spaniel's long ears.
蒼耳的刺果深深纏在那隻獵犬的長耳朵裡。
burrs catching on animal fur
- a patch of cocklebur
- cocklebur seeds
- cocklebur burrs
用法筆記
Almost always refers to the plant or its hooked seed case; the burrs are what most people notice, so the word often appears with verbs like 'pull out', 'cling', or 'catch on'.
同根字
- bur名詞C1
- weed名詞B1