lime

Word family nounliminessliminglimekilnlimelightlimepitlimestonelimewashlimewaterlimeadelimeylime greenlimeadjectivelimy

Related topics: Food, dish, Plants, Industry, Geology, Soil

lime1 /laɪm/ noun

[countableC]DFF a small juicy green fruit with a sour taste, or the tree this grows on 来檬(树) →4 See picture of 见图 FRUIT 1 →5 see picture at 见图 fruit1

2. [countableC]HBP a tree with pleasant-smelling yellow flowers 椴树 SYN linden

3. [uncountableU]TI a white substance obtained by burning limestone, used for making cement, marking sports fields etc 石灰；生石灰 SYN quicklime

4. [uncountableU] a light yellowish green colour 浅黄绿色

Examples from the Corpus

lime• Calcium permanent hardness requires the more expensive sodium carbonate, whereas magnesium permanent hardness requires both lime and sodium carbonate.• Some have occurred as a result of lime and fertiliser applications coupled with more intensive grazing of livestock.• Serve on individual plates, garnished with lollo rosso and a wedge of lime.• Apple or lime, pine or pistachio.• The lime was mixed with flowers of sulphur so that the walls would give off sulphurous fumes when they got warm.

单词	lime
释义	lime Word family nounliminessliminglimekilnlimelightlimepitlimestonelimewashlimewaterlimeadelimeylime greenlimeadjectivelimy Related topics: Food, dish, Plants, Industry, Geology, Soil lime1 /laɪm/ ●○○ noun 1. [countableC]DFF a small juicy green fruit with a sour taste, or the tree this grows on 来檬(树) →4 See picture of 见图 FRUIT 1 →5 see picture at 见图 fruit1 2. [countableC]HBP a tree with pleasant-smelling yellow flowers 椴树 SYN linden 3. [uncountableU]TI a white substance obtained by burning limestone, used for making cement, marking sports fields etc 石灰；生石灰 SYN quicklime 4. [uncountableU] a light yellowish green colour 浅黄绿色 Examples from the Corpus lime• Calcium permanent hardness requires the more expensive sodium carbonate, whereas magnesium permanent hardness requires both lime and sodium carbonate.• Some have occurred as a result of lime and fertiliser applications coupled with more intensive grazing of livestock.• Serve on individual plates, garnished with lollo rosso and a wedge of lime.• Apple or lime, pine or pistachio.• The lime was mixed with flowers of sulphur so that the walls would give off sulphurous fumes when they got warm. Related topics: Soil lime2 verb [transitiveT] technicalTAS to add lime to soil to control acid 撒石灰于〔土壤中以控制酸性〕 Examples from the Corpus lime• Individuals can be removed with tweezers, but to prevent re-infestation, the pond will have to be drained and limed.• When liming the soil choose magnesian limestone to correct the problem.• Made from solid oak with veneered interiors, the wood has been limed to enhance the grain. Origin lime1 1. (1600-1700) French Provençal limo, from Arabic lim 2. Old English lind 3. Old English lim
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