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词汇 lavender
释义 lavender
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈlæv.ɪn.dər/ us /ˈlæv.ɪn.dɚ/

lavendernoun[U] (PLANT)


a plant that has grey-green leaves like needles and small, pale purple flowers; the dried flowers and stems of the plant that are used in soap, etc. because of their strong, pleasant smell : 熏衣草
a lavender bush熏衣草丛
We have an extensive range of lavender-scented products, including perfumes, body lotions and candles.我们有一系列选择广泛的薰衣草香型产品,包括香水、身体滋润乳液和蜡烛。
 
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lavendernoun[U] (COLOUR)


a pale purple colour淡紫色
 
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Less common colours
apple green
argent
ashy
avocado
baby blue
carmine
cerise
dun
emerald
peacock blue
puce
racing green
ruddily
rust
salmon pink
sanguine
sapphire
shocking pink
sky blue
verdure
lavender
adjective
uk /ˈlæv.ɪn.dər/ us /ˈlæv.ɪn.dɚ/
of a pale purple colour淡紫色(的)
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lilacadjective
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Less common colours
apple green
argent
ashy
avocado
baby blue
carmine
cerise
dun
emerald
peacock blue
puce
racing green
ruddily
rust
salmon pink
sanguine
sapphire
shocking pink
sky blue
verdure

lavender | American Dictionary


lavender
noun[ U ]
us/ˈlæv·ən·dər/

lavendernoun[U] (PLANT)


a plant with very thin, gray-green leaves and small, pale purple flowers that has a pleasant smell, or its dried flowers and stems which are sometimes kept with sheets and clothes to make them smell pleasant
lavender
adjective, noun[ U ]
us/ˈlæv·ən·dər/

lavenderadjective, noun[U] (COLOR)


(of) a pale purple color:
a lavender shirt

Examples of lavender


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His adoption of blues and lavenders, his use of satin and velvet, also recall the great late eighteenth-century fops.
You can not counterfeit forty years' honest work, or get the same result by being a clever young man who prefers vanilla to orange or heliotrope to lavender perfume.
Lavender's early success as a rookie soon turned to mediocrity as his career progressed, winning no more than 11 games in any season afterward.
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Like other lavenders, it is associated with hot, dry, sunny conditions in alkaline soils.
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Despite their common names, species are not related to the lavenders or to rosemary.
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Like other lavenders, it is particularly associated with dry, sunny, well-drained conditions in alkaline soil.
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Lavenders flourish best in dry, well-drained, sandy or gravelly soils in full sun.
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I suppose that lavender would be considered in thoroughly bad taste.
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The only thing lacking was lavender writing paper.
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I just happen to have a copy of the lavender list.
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The production of lavender in this country is protected by import duties on fresh and dried lavender.
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Then there are such items as anti-midge lavender, personal deodorizers—so we can go on.
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We do not cure gangrene by pouring lavender water on it.
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Statistics are not collected of the acreage of lavender, peppermint, or camomile, and the imports of these commodities are not separately distinguished in the trade returns.
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How can it be maintained that by making lavender water more expensive at home, automatically the volume of lavender water which we do not buy is exported?
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