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rose

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++rose1  past tense of rise at rise2  rosé
rose


Rose
Rose, Charlie
(1942–) a US television interviewer. He is known for his daily programme on PBS called Charlie Rose, on which he interviews a wide variety of people, including politicians, musicians, filmmakers, and writers.


rose
I
rose1 /rəʊz $ roʊz/ noun
 Language: Old English
 Origin: Latin rosa

1.  FLOWER  [countable] a flower that often has a pleasant smell, and is usually red, pink, white, or yellow, or the bush that this flower grows on:
    a dozen red roses
    A large bouquet of roses arrived on her desk.
    rose bushes
2.  COLOUR  [uncountable] a pink colour
3. something is not a bed of roses (also something is not all roses British English) informal if a job or situation is not a bed of roses, it is not always pleasant and there are difficult things to deal with:
    It’s no bed of roses teaching in a secondary school.
4. put the roses back in sb’s cheeks British English informal to make someone look healthy again
5. be coming up roses informal to be happening or developing in the best possible way
6. come out of something/come up smelling of roses informal to do well or get an advantage from a situation, when you could have been blamed, criticized, or harmed by it:
    She managed to come out of the deal smelling of roses.
7.  FOR WATER  [countable] British English a circular piece of metal with holes in it that is attached to the end of a pipe or watering can so that liquid comes out in several thin streams

II
rose2
the past tense of rise

III
rose3 adjective
pink in colour:
    rose velvet curtains


roseBrE /rəʊz/ 🔊NAmE /roʊz/ 🔊   see also rise verb noun
[countable] a flower with a sweet smell that grows on a bush with thorns (= sharp points) on its stems 玫瑰(花);蔷薇(花)a bunch of red roses一束红玫瑰花a rose bush/garden 玫瑰丛;玫瑰园a climbing/rambling rose 攀缘的/蔓生的蔷薇
(also ˌrose ˈpink) [uncountable] a pink colour 粉红色<titled tranID="41" status="2">The living world<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>生物界</chn></titled>

Animals 动物

  • animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) 动物交配/繁育/繁殖/以…为食
  • fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs) 鱼/两栖动物游动/产卵
  • birds fly/migrate/nest/sing 鸟飞翔/迁徙/筑巢/啼叫
  • insects crawl/fly/bite/sting 昆虫爬/飞/咬/叮
  • insects/bees/locusts swarm 昆虫/蜜蜂/蝗虫成群地飞来飞去
  • bees collect/gather nectar/pollen 蜜蜂采蜜/花粉
  • spiders spin/weave a web 蜘蛛结网/织网
  • snakes/lizards shed their skins 蛇/蜥蜴蜕皮
  • bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate 熊/刺猬/青蛙冬眠
  • insect larvae grow/develop/pupate 昆虫的幼虫生长/发育/化蛹
  • an egg/a chick/a larva hatches 卵孵化;小鸡出壳;幼虫孵出
  • attract/find/choose a mate 吸引/找到/选择配偶
  • produce/release eggs/sperm 产卵;排卵;产生/释放精子
  • lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs 产卵;使卵受精;孵卵
  • inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast 栖居于森林/礁石/海岸
  • mark/enter/defend (a) territory 标出/进入/保卫领地
  • stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey 悄悄接近/猎杀/捕获/杀死猎物

Plants and fungi 植物和真菌

  • trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower 树木/植物生长/开花
  • a seed germinates/sprouts 种子发芽
  • leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form 叶子/花蕾/根茎/幼苗长出来/长大/成形
  • flower buds swell/open 花蕾含苞欲放/绽放
  • a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth 菌类生长/扩散/长满…
  • pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant 给花/植物授粉
  • produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores 长出/传播花粉/种子/孢子
  • produce/bear fruit 结果
  • develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves 长出根茎/嫩芽/叶子
  • provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients 提供/吸收/提取/释放营养物
  • perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis 进行/增加/减少光合作用

Bacteria and viruses 细菌和病毒

  • bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply 细菌/微生物/病毒生长/扩散/繁殖
  • bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth 细菌/微生物在…中存活/大量生长
  • bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease 细菌/微生物/病毒进化/长满…/引发疾病
  • bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) 细菌(将某物)分解/转化(成某物)
  • a virus enters/invades sth/the body 病毒进入/侵入某物/身体
  • a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself) 病毒变异/演化/(自我)复制
  • be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria 感染上/接触到一种新病毒/抗药性细菌
  • contain/carry/harbour/ (especially US) harbor bacteria/a virus 带有细菌/病毒
  • kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria 杀灭有害的/致命的细菌
[countable] a piece of metal or plastic with small holes in it that is attached to the end of a pipe or watering can so that the water comes out in a fine spray when you are watering plants (水管或喷壶的)莲蓬式喷嘴 = ceiling rose
be coming up ˈroses(informal) (of a situation 形势) to be developing in a successful way 顺利发展;蓬勃发展put ˈroses in sb's cheeks(BrE, informal) to make sb look healthy 使双颊红润健康a ˌrose by any other ˌname would smell as ˈsweet(saying) what is important is what people or things are, not what they are called 玫瑰不叫玫瑰,依然芳香如故;名称并不是重要的东西(not) a bed of ˈroses(not) an easy or a pleasant situation (并非)轻松的境况,令人愉快的情况Their life together hasn't exactly been a bed of roses. 他们在一起的生活并不十分幸福。🔊🔊come up/out of sth smelling of ˈroses(informal) to still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in sth that might have given people a bad opinion of you 虽卷入…而好名声依旧;事后于名誉无损
roseBrE /rəʊz/ 🔊NAmE /roʊz/ 🔊   see also rise verb adjective (also ˌrose ˈpink) pink in colour 粉红色的


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