hemlock
US /ˈhem.lɑːk/
UK /ˈhem.lɒk/
名词
1.
毒参, 毒芹
a highly poisonous European plant of the parsley family, with small white flowers and a spotted stem
示例:
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Socrates was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock.
苏格拉底被判处饮下毒参而死。
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The poisonous hemlock plant can be found in damp areas.
有毒的毒参植物可以在潮湿地区找到。
2.
铁杉
a North American coniferous tree of the pine family, with short needles and small cones
示例:
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The forest was filled with towering hemlocks.
森林里到处都是高耸的铁杉。
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We sat under the shade of an old hemlock tree.
我们坐在一棵老铁杉树的树荫下。