请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 whortleberry
释义

whortleberry

/ˈwəːt(ə)lˌb(ə)ri / /wəːt(ə)lˌˈbɛri/
noun (plural whortleberries)
A bilberry.Clustered among the turning leaves were bilberries, cranberries, bog whortleberries, cloudberries and a dozen others, edible and poisonous....
  • On overcast afternoons, all alone in the drizzle, my mother, carrying a basket (stained blue on the inside by somebody's whortleberries), would set out on a long collecting tour.
  • The most popular plant worn as a clan emblem was the red whortleberry.

Origin

Late 16th century: dialect variant of Middle English hurtleberry, of unknown origin.

随便看

 

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/23 20:15:00