英语词汇“petal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A petal is a part of a flower. Most flowers have a ring of brightly colored petals surrounding the center part of the blossom.

Petal comes from the Greek word petalon, meaning "leaf, thin plate." A petal is the lovely colorful leaf-like ring around the center of the flower, a thin plate for a fairy. The petals make up a flower’s corolla, surrounding the center. You can rip them off one by one as you say, “She loves me, she loves me not” until the last petal is picked. She loves me!

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

peddle / pedal / petal

Sometimes the only way to choose your words with homophones is to memorize their spellings and meanings. Pedal/peddle/petal is one such set of homophones.

A pedal is a lever controlled with the foot, such as found on a piano or a bicycle. To pedal is to use such a lever to control something. It descends from the Late Latin pedale, for a thing of the foot, which descends ultimately from the Latin pēs, for foot.

The city is expected to finalize this week a five-year contract to bring pedal boats back to Wesley Lake this summer.

Bicycle riders will be pedaling over hills and through pastures Saturday near Stonewall.

To peddle can mean to travel around selling items (think door-to-door salesmen). It can also mean to sell illicit drugs or, informally, to give out or spread, as with information or lies.

A former Alaska lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a state count of letting unregistered lobbyists peddle their ideas to him.

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned the public against taking black pills peddled in unlabelled bottles.

Finally, a petal is a flower's brightly colored leaf that joins with other petals to form the flower's corolla.

You will start with a great big rose complete with curly petals and shiny leaves painted from reference.

Spread generously or pipe over the cooled cupcakes and top each with a rose petal.

Remember that pedal is related to foot through the Latin pēs and that someone who peddles goods goes from door to door. If you don't want either of those, then you can choose the flower's petal.

WORD FAMILY

petal: petal-like, petalless, petallike, petaloid, petalous, petals

USAGE EXAMPLES

For flowers, most of her work is prepping the petals for the flowers.

Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)

Add potatoes, ground rose petals, lentils and cilantro, and cook until heated through.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 08, 2016)

In “Iris Landscape,” the petals are so drastically foregrounded that they assume the weight of geographical features in their forested surroundings.

Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016)

n part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored

Syn|Hyper

flower petal

floral leaf

a modified leaf that is part of a flower

单词	petal
释义	petal (once / 1051 pages) n A petal is a part of a flower. Most flowers have a ring of brightly colored petals surrounding the center part of the blossom. Petal comes from the Greek word petalon, meaning "leaf, thin plate." A petal is the lovely colorful leaf-like ring around the center of the flower, a thin plate for a fairy. The petals make up a flower’s corolla, surrounding the center. You can rip them off one by one as you say, “She loves me, she loves me not” until the last petal is picked. She loves me! CHOOSE YOUR WORDS peddle / pedal / petal Sometimes the only way to choose your words with homophones is to memorize their spellings and meanings. Pedal/peddle/petal is one such set of homophones. A pedal is a lever controlled with the foot, such as found on a piano or a bicycle. To pedal is to use such a lever to control something. It descends from the Late Latin pedale, for a thing of the foot, which descends ultimately from the Latin pēs, for foot. The city is expected to finalize this week a five-year contract to bring pedal boats back to Wesley Lake this summer. Bicycle riders will be pedaling over hills and through pastures Saturday near Stonewall. To peddle can mean to travel around selling items (think door-to-door salesmen). It can also mean to sell illicit drugs or, informally, to give out or spread, as with information or lies. A former Alaska lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a state count of letting unregistered lobbyists peddle their ideas to him. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned the public against taking black pills peddled in unlabelled bottles. Finally, a petal is a flower's brightly colored leaf that joins with other petals to form the flower's corolla. You will start with a great big rose complete with curly petals and shiny leaves painted from reference. Spread generously or pipe over the cooled cupcakes and top each with a rose petal. Remember that pedal is related to foot through the Latin pēs and that someone who peddles goods goes from door to door. If you don't want either of those, then you can choose the flower's petal. WORD FAMILY petal: petal-like, petalless, petallike, petaloid, petalous, petals USAGE EXAMPLES For flowers, most of her work is prepping the petals for the flowers. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Add potatoes, ground rose petals, lentils and cilantro, and cook until heated through. Wall Street Journal(Dec 08, 2016) In “Iris Landscape,” the petals are so drastically foregrounded that they assume the weight of geographical features in their forested surroundings. Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) n part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored Syn\|Hyper flower petal floral leaf a modified leaf that is part of a flower
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