| 释义 |
on·ion
I. \ˈənyən, dial ˈiŋə(r)n\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English onion, union, from Middle French oignon, from Latin union-, unio, perhaps from unus one — more at one
1.
a.
(1) : a widely cultivated originally Asiatic plant (Allium cepa) that has slender hollow tubular leaves and an edible rounded bulb made up of close concentric easily separable layers, that has a notably strong sharp smell and taste, and that is widely used as a vegetable
(2) : the bulb of this plant
b. : any plant of the genus Allium including several that are cultivated for their showy heads of flowers
2. obsolete : a rounded knob or similar projection; especially : bunion
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- off one's onion
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to apply an onion to |