sepal

/ˈsiːp(ə)l/

Meanings

noun

萼片

One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when the sepals in a plant's calyx are not fused into a single structure.

Examples :

"The small, green sepals protected the rosebud before it bloomed, unfurling to reveal the petals inside. "

在玫瑰花蕾绽放前，那些小小的、绿色的萼片保护着它，之后舒展开来，露出了里面的花瓣。

Related Words

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

尤其，特别，格外。

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

这些餐前酒尤其令人兴奋。

rosebud noun

/ɹəʊz.bʌd/ /ɹoʊz.bʌd/

玫瑰花蕾, 蓓蕾

"The gardener gently watered each rosebud, hoping they would bloom soon. "

园丁轻轻地给每一颗玫瑰花蕾浇水，希望它们早日绽放。

single noun

/ˈsɪŋɡəl/

单曲唱片，细碟

"My grandfather played a single of Elvis Presley at the family gathering. "

在我家人的聚会上，我爷爷放了一张猫王埃尔维斯·普雷斯利的单曲唱片 (或者: 细碟)。

unfurling verb

/ʌnˈfɜːrlɪŋ/ /ʌnˈfɝːlɪŋ/

展开，舒展.

"They unfurled the flag at the start of the festival."

他们在节日的开始展开了旗帜。

petals noun

/ˈpɛtəlz/ /ˈpɛdl̩z/

花瓣

"The wind scattered the rose's pink petals across the garden path. "

风把玫瑰花粉色的花瓣吹落，散落在花园的小径上。

bloomed verb

/bluːmd/

绽放, 盛开

"The teacher's encouragement bloomed a love of reading in the shy student. "

老师的鼓励让这位害羞的学生心中绽放了对阅读的热爱。

structure noun

/ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/

结构，构造。

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

鸟儿们用树枝和各种废弃物搭建了一个令人惊叹的构造。

sepals noun

/ˈsɛpəlz/

萼片

"The rosebud showed five green sepals protecting the tightly furled petals inside. "

玫瑰花苞露出了五片绿色的萼片，保护着里面紧紧卷曲的花瓣。

component noun

/kʌmˈpoʊnənt/

组成部分, 部件，元件.

"A CPU is a component of a computer."

中央处理器是电脑的一个部件.

reveal noun

/ɹəˈviːl/

窗侧，门侧。

"The carpenter carefully measured the reveal of the window frame before installing the new window. "

木匠在安装新窗户之前，仔细测量了窗框的窗侧尺寸。

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

protected verb

/pɹəˈtɛktɪd/

保护，庇护。

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

安全套的设计目的是为了保护人们免受性传播疾病的侵害。