释义 |
limeyli‧mey /ˈlaɪmi/ noun [countable] limeyOrigin: 1800-1900 lime-juicer ‘British sailor’ (19-20 centuries); because lime juice was drunk to prevent the disease scurvy in the British navy - Acid soil bed I wanted to make a raised bed to grown acid-loving plants in my limey soil.
- However, if the bed is raised, the limey water can't get in.
American English old-fashioned a slightly insulting word for someone from Britain |