| 释义 |
lotus /'lautss; 'lotas/ n (pl -es) /-siz; -siz/ (not often used in the pl; 、 ~ blooms is preferred) (不常用复数形，复数多由 lotus blooms 表示) 1 (kinds 。 water-lily, esp Egyptian and Asiatic kinds. 莲; 荷 (尤指埃及和亚洲所产者) 。 -Hike illus at flower. 参看 flower 之插图。 2 (in old Gk legends) plant represented as bringing about a distaste for an active life. (古希腊优说) 忘忧树 (据传可使人厌恶积极进取的生活) 。 '~-eater n person who gives himself up to indolent enjoyment. 贪图安逸的人。 |