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sundew

/ˈsʌnduː/ /ˈsʌndjuː/

Meanings
noun

茅膏菜，毛毡苔。

Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leafs and grow in boggy ground all over the world.

Examples :

"While hiking through the bog, we spotted a sundew, its leaves glistening with what looked like dew, but were actually sticky traps waiting for unsuspecting insects. "
在沼泽地徒步时，我们发现了一株茅膏菜，它的叶子上闪着光，看起来像是露珠，但实际上是黏糊糊的陷阱，正等待着毫无防备的昆虫。
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Related Words

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

Illustration droplets

droplets noun

/ˈdrɑːpləts/ /ˈdrɒpləts/

水珠，小水滴

"After the rain, droplets of water clung to the leaves of the tree. "

雨后，树叶上挂着许多小水滴。

Illustration insectivorous

insectivorous adjective

/ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪv(ə)ɹəs/

食虫的, 以昆虫为食的

"The Venus flytrap is an insectivorous plant that traps and digests insects for nutrients. "

维纳斯捕蝇草是一种食虫植物，它会捕捉并消化昆虫来获取营养。

Illustration drosera

drosera noun

/drɒˈsɪərə/ /drəˈsɪərə/

茅膏菜，毛毡苔。

"While hiking, we found a patch of Drosera, its sticky leaves glistening in the sun as it trapped tiny insects. "

徒步旅行时，我们发现了一小片茅膏菜，它那粘粘的叶子在阳光下闪闪发光，上面还困住了小小的昆虫。

Illustration plants

plants noun

/plɑːnts/ /plænts/

植物，草本植物

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."

花园里有几棵树，边缘周围还有一簇簇色彩鲜艳的草本植物。

Illustration unsuspecting

unsuspecting adjective

/ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ/ /ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪn/

毫无戒心的，没有疑心的

"He easily shot the unsuspecting target."

他轻而易举地射杀了那个毫无戒心的目标。

Illustration sticky

sticky noun

/ˈstɪki/

便利贴，不干胶便笺.

"Her desk is covered with yellow stickies."

她的桌子上贴满了黄色的便利贴。

Illustration waiting

waiting verb

[ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]

等待，等候。

"We are waiting the bus to arrive. "

我们正在等候公共汽车的到来。

Illustration actually

actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

实际上， 事实上。

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."

实际上，那件事和我一点关系都没有。

Illustration glistening

glistening verb

/ˈɡlɪsnɪŋ/ /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/

闪闪发光， 晶莹剔透.

"After the rain, the wet pavement was glistening under the streetlights. "

雨后，湿漉漉的人行道在路灯下闪闪发光。

Illustration insects

insects noun

/ˈɪnsɛkts/

昆虫，虫子

"Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps."

我们的棚屋里有好几种昆虫侵扰，包括蚂蚁、黄蜂和胡蜂。

Illustration spotted

spotted verb

/ˈspɒtɨd/ /ˈspɑtɪ̈d/

发现，认出，注意到

"Try to spot the differences between these two pictures."

试着找出这两张图之间的不同之处。