| 词汇 | aspidistra |
| 释义 | aspidistra noun[ C ] uk /ˌæs.pɪˈdɪs.trə/ us /ˌæs.pəˈdɪs.trə/ a large evergreen plant (= one that never loses its leaves), usually grown inside, that has purple flowers shaped like bells and long, strong leaves蜘蛛抱蛋（一种大型常绿植物，通常种植于室内，花紫色且呈钟形，叶长而结韧） p2121212121/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Common plants African violet agave aloe aloe vera alpine strawberry dichondra dieffenbachia dill weed dracaena Easter lily loganberry maidenhair fern maize mandrake mare's tail sorrel sotol sow thistle Spanish moss spearmint Examples of aspidistraaspidistra They are a genteel type of folk, and many of them are living at this moment in their genteel poverty behind the old aspidistra plant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now we have got, if we did not know it before, an expert on aspidistras. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, the time has come to remove the aspidistras and the odour of mothballs from the negotiating chambers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All they want is an aspidistra in the window. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no good doing it for once and then slackening off, because forms grow even faster than aspidistras. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot, by means of a statute or even an enormous schedule setting out typewriters and aspidistras, try to legislate between the parties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will now be a section 1 criminal offence to have a shell case in which one is growing an aspidistra. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The aspidistra used to be a very strong convention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A characteristic of this tree is that the growth of the trunk is delayed, so that, when young, it lacks a tree-like stem and bears some resemblance to an aspidistra. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then we have the aspidistra. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have it on record that the head of one civil service department prefers the aspidistra, rubber plants and yucca plants to a disabled person in a public place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Hall also established and maintained an extensive garden of live oaks, bamboo, camellias, azaleas, aspidistras, and other plantings, in the former plantation house's remaining grounds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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