cucumber

cucumber
noun
  1. a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled
    黄瓜(果实)
  2. the climbing plant of the gourd family which yields this fruit, native to the Chinese Himalayan region. It is widely cultivated but very rare in the wild
    黄瓜(植物)。 参见 squirting cucumber
  3. Cucumis sativus, family Cucurbitaceae
    拉丁名Cucumis sativus,葫芦科
常用词组
(as) cool as a cucumber
  1. untroubled by heat or exertion
    凉快的;轻松的
    ■calm and relaxed
    镇定放松
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French cocombre, coucombre, from Latin cucumis, cucumer-
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