gourd

gourd
[gʊəd, gɔːd]
noun
  1. a fleshy, typically large fruit with a hard skin, some varieties of which are edible
    葫芦(果实)
    ■a drinking container, water container, or ornament made from the hard hollowed and dried skin of this fruit
    用葫芦果壳制成的饮水容器;瓢;装饰品
  2. a climbing or trailing plant which bears this fruit
    葫芦(植物)
  3. Family Cucurbitaceae (the gourd family): several genera and species, including the coloured ornamental gourds (Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera). The gourd family also includes the marrows, squashes, pumpkins, melons, and cucumbers
    葫芦科:数属,数种,包括彩色的卵形西葫芦变种(拉丁名Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera)。葫芦科还包括食用葫芦、倭瓜、南瓜、甜瓜和黄瓜
常用词组
out of one's gourd
  1. (N. Amer. informal)out of one's mind; crazy
    (北美,非正式)精神错乱;发疯
    ■under the influence of alcohol or drugs
    受酒精(或药物)控制
    he was obviously stoned out of his gourd.
    他显然已经醉得不省人事了。
派生
gourdful
( pl. -fuls)
noun(pl. -fuls)
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French gourde, based on Latin cucurbita
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