shamrock

/'ʃæmrɒk/

BNC频率: 24733

现代语料频率: 21956

中文翻译

n. 天蓝, 三叶草

英文解释

n creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage

n Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers

n clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock

词态变化

复数形式:shamrocks

常见例句

"Oirish" is a term coined by amused Irish natives to describe anything associated with the tourist cult of Ireland that paints it as the land of shamrocks, blarney stones, leprechauns, and Guinness. It can also be used to describe anyone who despite many generations in the new world and questionable Irish ancestry constantly proclaims themselves to be Irish

This can range from an innocent baseball cap with a shamrock on it to a drunken twit in a kilt idiotically greeting everyone with a faux accented "top o' the mornin' to yah laddie". > Phill : Oh look it's J

It's great little costume he has there you'd almost think the oirish twit was auditioning for a part on Ballykissangel. > American Tourist : Put a Shamrock in Me Guinness. > Bartender : ::Tosser::

often considered the true or original shamrock

of Shamrock.