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Nectar is the sweet liquid that flowers make, which bees and other insects collect and use to make honey. The word is also used for a sweet, thick fruit drink you can buy, like 'peach nectar'.
花蜜;(也指)濃稠香甜的果汁飲品
組成In old Greek myths, nectar was the drink of the gods — that's likely why the word later got used for anything wonderfully sweet.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
nectarnoun/ˈnɛk.tə/
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human-sciencesmysticismmythologyThe drink of the gods.
- They pourd in soveraine balme and Nectar good, / Good both for erthly med'cine and for hevenly food.
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Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.
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biologybotanynatural-sciencesThe sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.
nectarverb/ˈnɛk.tə/
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To feed on nectar.
- Nectaring is one of butterflies' favourite activities.
- On the lane below, more orangetips nectared on spring beauties and violets.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。