hemp

/hemp/ (bre, ipa) · /hemp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhemp/ (ame, mw)

hemp — 名詞

1. A tall, fast-growing plant originally from Central Asia, grown in warm climates

1.名詞B1
釋義

大麻

提供纖維與種籽的農作物

A tall, fast-growing plant originally from Central Asia, grown in warm climates for its strong fibers, edible seeds, and nutritious oil. Some types of this plant are also used to make the drug cannabis.

例句

Mei-Lin's family grew hemp on their farm in Yunnan for the textile industry.

Mei-Lin 的家族在雲南的農場種植大麻，供應紡織產業。

collocation: grow hemp

Farmers choose hemp because it needs much less water than cotton and grows quickly.

農民選擇種大麻，因為它需要的水比棉花少很多，而且生長快速。

同義詞
  • cannabis

    the scientific name for the same plant genus; often used to refer to the drug form

  • marijuana

    specifically refers to the dried flowers used as a drug, not the industrial crop

常見錯誤

❌He smokes hemp every day.
✅He smokes cannabis every day.
💡'hemp' refers to the industrial plant or its fiber; the drug form is called 'cannabis' or 'marijuana'.

2. The strong, rough fibers taken from the stem of the hemp plant, used to make eve

2.名詞B1
釋義

麻纖維

取自麻莖的堅韌纖維

The strong, rough fibers taken from the stem of the hemp plant, used to make everyday items such as rope, rough cloth, shopping bags, and paper.

例句

The sailors replaced the old ropes with new ones made from natural hemp.

船員們用天然麻纖維做成的新繩索替換了舊繩。

made from hemp

Fatima bought a shopping bag made of hemp because it is stronger than cotton.

Fatima 買了一個麻製的購物袋，因為它比棉布袋更耐用。

同義詞
  • jute

    a different plant fiber used for similar purposes, but less strong than hemp

  • flax

    fiber from the flax plant, used to make linen; softer and finer than hemp