foxtail

IPA/ˈfɒks.teɪl/
KK[fˈɑkstˌel]IPA/ˈfɑːks.teɪl/

foxtail — 名詞

  • foxtailsingular
  • foxtailsplural

1. a kind of grass with a soft, thick spike at the top that looks a little like a s

1.名詞
釋義

狐尾草

穗像刷子的一類草，可作牲畜飼料

a kind of grass with a soft, thick spike at the top that looks a little like a small brush; some kinds are cut as food for farm animals.

例句

Yasmin pulled a soft foxtail from the field and tickled her brother's nose.

Yasmin 從田裡拔了一株柔軟的狐尾草，搔弄弟弟的鼻子。

countable use: a foxtail / two foxtails

Farmers in the valley cut foxtail in summer and fed it to their cows.

山谷裡的農夫夏天會割狐尾草，拿來餵牛。

uncountable use: cut foxtail, feed foxtail to animals

常見搭配
  • foxtail grass
  • foxtail millet
  • meadow foxtail
同義詞
  • foxtail grass

    the same plant, with the word grass added to make the meaning clearer

用法筆記

Can be uncountable for the plant in general (cut foxtail) or countable for one plant or one kind (a foxtail, two foxtails).

常見錯誤

The fox waved its foxtail at the dog.
The fox waved its tail at the dog.
foxtail is a grass, not the tail of a fox.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • foxtail grass
  • foxtail millet

常用片語

  • meadow foxtail