oleander

/ˌəʊlɪˈændə/

Meanings

noun

夹竹桃

Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.

Examples :

"The bright pink flowers of the oleander in my neighbor's garden are beautiful, but I know I shouldn't touch them because they are poisonous. "

我家邻居花园里的夹竹桃开着鲜艳的粉色花朵，非常漂亮，但我知道不能碰它们，因为它们有毒。

Related Words

flowers noun

/ˈflaʊ.əz/ /ˈflaʊ.ɚz/

花朵，花卉

"The garden was full of flowers, attracting bees and butterflies with their bright colors and sweet smell. "

花园里开满了鲜艳的花朵，它们用明亮的色彩和甜美的香味吸引着蜜蜂和蝴蝶。（花园里充满了花卉，它们用明亮的色彩和甜美的香味吸引着蜜蜂和蝴蝶。）

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

nonetheless adverb

/ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/

但是，然而。

"Despite the rain, we went to the park nonetheless. "

虽然下着雨，我们还是去了公园。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

ornamental noun

/ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/ /ˌɔɹnəˈmɛntl/

观赏植物，装饰植物

"My grandmother's garden has many beautiful ornamental plants. "

我奶奶的花园里有很多漂亮的观赏植物。

neighbor noun

/ˈneɪbər/

邻居，街坊。

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

我的邻居养了两只吵闹的猫。

colored verb

/ˈkʌləɹd/

着色，染色。

"We could color the walls red."

我们可以把墙壁涂成红色。

leathery adjective

/ˈleðəri/ /ˈleθəri/

皮革般的，像皮革的。

"The old baseball glove felt leathery and stiff. "

那个旧棒球手套摸起来像皮革一样又硬又涩。

poisonous adjective

/ˈpɔɪznəs/

有毒的，毒性的

"The mushrooms growing in the park were poisonous, so we didn't pick any to eat. "

公园里长的蘑菇是有毒的，所以我们没摘任何蘑菇吃。

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

美人，美女

"Hey, beautiful!"

美女，你好！

dogbane noun

/ˈdɔɡˌbeɪn/

夹竹桃科植物，狗咬草

"Most dogbanes are poisonous tropical plants producing showy flowers and milky juice"

大多数狗咬草是有毒的热带植物，会开出艳丽的花朵，并产生乳白色的汁液。

notoriously adverb

/nəˈtɔːɹɪəsli/

臭名昭著地，恶名远扬地.

"The Smith family is notoriously late for appointments. "

史密斯一家人出了名的不守时。