gourd

I refused the last but washed down the fruit and vegetables with clear, cold water from a hollowed gourd..我没有动第三碗，只就着一只葫芦里干净的凉水，把水果和蔬菜风卷残云地吃了下去。

"I keep these stocks as my security, my backup, " he says, looking down at the gourd casks filled with what I now realize are seeds..“我保存这些存货作为我的保障，我的后备，”他一边说，一边低头觑着那些葫芦罐，我这才认出那里面装满的是种子。

The practice of carving and lighting the gourd is a Celtic custom brought to America by Irish immigrants, who used the more-plentiful turnip back home..在葫芦上刻鬼脸并作为灯笼的习俗最早来自于凯尔特民族，由爱尔兰移民传至美国，而美国人更常用芜菁。

bitter gourd,苦瓜，苦味葫芦

wax gourd,冬瓜

towel gourd,丝瓜

white gourd,n. [植]冬瓜

bottle gourd,葫芦；瓢葫芦；葫芦瓜

sponge gourd,n. 丝瓜