noun🔗Share竹子，竹。 A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe."The panda happily munched on the fresh bamboos. "熊猫高兴地啃食着新鲜的竹子。plantbiologyagricultureenvironmentmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share竹子，竹材 The wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane."The gardener used bamboos to build a strong fence around the vegetable patch. "园丁用竹子在菜地周围建了一道结实的篱笆。materialplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share竹子 A didgeridoo."The band practiced their music using the different types of bamboos. "乐队用各种不同的竹制迪吉里杜管练习他们的音乐。musiccultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share老竹, 滞留海外的英国人. A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home."While researching British colonialism, I read about "bamboos," men who stayed in Malaysia permanently after their service, never returning home to Britain. "在研究英国殖民主义的时候，我读到一些关于“老竹”的故事，他们指的是那些在马来西亚服役后永久居留，再也没有回到英国的英国人。historypersonmilitarycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
