luffa
luffa — 名詞
1. a climbing plant from hot parts of the world, with yellow flowers and long fruit
絲瓜
葫蘆科攀緣植物，嫩果可食
a climbing plant from hot parts of the world, with yellow flowers and long fruits. People can cook the young fruits and eat them.
Adaeze planted luffa seeds beside the fence, and the vines soon covered it.
Adaeze 在圍籬旁種下絲瓜種子，藤蔓很快就爬滿了圍籬。
luffa vines: the plant as a climber
Yellow flowers opened all over the luffa that Hiro had tied to the fence.
Hiro 綁在圍籬上的那株絲瓜，開滿了黃色的花。
Minh cooked the young luffa fruits with garlic and served them with rice.
Minh 把嫩絲瓜和蒜頭一起煮，配飯端上桌。
young luffa fruits cooked as food
A luffa needs something to climb, so Zayd built a tall frame for it.
絲瓜需要東西讓它攀爬，所以 Zayd 為它搭了一個高高的架子。
Élise picked two young luffa from the vine and carried them into the kitchen.
Élise 從藤上摘了兩條嫩絲瓜，帶進廚房。
- dishcloth gourd
another name for this plant.
- rag gourd
another name for this plant.
- sponge gourd
another name for this plant.
- strainer vine
another name for this plant.
2. the tough, dry inside of the ripe fruit of this plant. It is full of fibres, so
絲瓜絡
成熟絲瓜乾燥後的纖維，可刷洗
the tough, dry inside of the ripe fruit of this plant. It is full of fibres, so it works like a sponge for washing or like a strainer.
Lucas scrubbed the dirty pot with a dry luffa from the market.
Lucas 用市場買來的乾絲瓜絡刷洗髒鍋子。
scrub + with a luffa: used as a sponge
After the bath, Jude hung the wet luffa on a hook to dry.
洗完澡後，Jude 把濕絲瓜絡掛在掛鉤上晾乾。
The luffa is rough and full of fibres, so it cleans dishes well.
絲瓜絡粗糙又滿是纖維，所以洗碗很好用。
Ari strained the soup through a luffa to catch the small pieces.
Ari 用絲瓜絡過濾湯，把小碎塊濾掉。
strain + through a luffa: used as a strainer
Ravindra bought a new luffa because the old one had started to fall apart.
舊的絲瓜絡開始散掉，所以 Ravindra 買了一個新的。
- loofa
another name for this sponge.
- loofah
another name for this sponge.
- loufah sponge
another name for this sponge.