hemlock
美['hemlɑːk] 英['hemlɒk]
n. 铁杉;毒芹;从毒芹提炼的毒药;毒汁
英英释义
Noun- poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium;
"Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"
- large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
- soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
- an evergreen tree
例句
用作名词(n.)- Here is a beech by the side of a hemlock, with three pines at hand.这儿有株山毛榉和一株铁杉长在一起,旁边还有三株松树。
- The man was poisoned with hemlock.这个人被用从毒芹提取的毒药毒死了。
- He was condemned to drink a cup of hemlock.判处他喝一杯毒汁。