| 词汇 | carnation |
| 释义 | carnation noun[ C ] uk /kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/ us /kɑːrˈneɪ.ʃən/ (a plant with) a small flower from the genus(= group of plants)Dianthus with a sweet smell, usually white, pink, or red in colour香石竹，康乃馨 Rosemary Calvert/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium euphorbia loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant A curious kind of wild flower, a pink and fragrant carnation, blooms there profusely all summer long. A lady laid a letter and two white carnations on your writing-table. How fair carnation and wallflower the borders of the garden line! She brought a pot of red carnations. The carnations were quite fresh, and had evidently not been plucked more than an hour. carnation | American Dictionarycarnation noun[ C ] us/kɑrˈneɪ·ʃən/ a small flower that has a sweet smell and is usually white, pink, or red Examples of carnationcarnation But hostile journalists insisted that the green carnation, like the sunflower and lily, was just the latest fashion. Using either keyboard or voice, users can say things like make the sky a deeper blue or make the background carnation pink, and the software makes the appropriate changes. It even described the red carnation he had in his buttonhole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They might have been talking about carnation growing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Dutiable imports of carnations in 1958 amounted to 818,000 1b. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The impact of these increases was reflected in the trend in the glasshouse acreage under carnations in this country which, after rising steadily since 1954. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My advice is that imports are commanding a higher price than home-produced carnations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Carnation imports have been much higher over the past winter than last year, but they were generally of a quality commanding a premium price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, that damaged the carnations and made them wholly unsaleable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would not the appearance of the uniform in question be relieved by the wearing of a carnation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Similar figures can be given for imports of carnations, chrysanthemums, roses and other cut flowers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It ranged from a free carnation to two packets for the price of one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under that glass are grown tomatoes, cucumbers, roses and carnations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Twenty acres are devoted to tomatoes and cucumbers and the remainder is concentrated on cut flowers, particularly roses, carnations and chrysanthemums. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They can easily be identified, because most special branch officers have large moustaches and wear carnations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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