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单词 jasmine
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Definition of jasmine in English:

jasmine

noun ˈdʒazmɪnˈdʒasmɪnˈdʒæzmən
  • 1An Old World shrub or climbing plant which is popular as an ornamental and bears fragrant white, pink, or yellow flowers.

    Genus Jasminum, family Oleaceae: many species, including the winter jasmine

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Living and dining spaces are clustered to the east of the patio, overlooking and opening out on to a large garden, lushly planted with jasmine, fig trees and jacaranda.
    • The fence will look truly stark and bare when it's gone, so I shall plant three or four vigorous climbing jasmines along it, water, and retire to a safe distance.
    • Climbing roses, jasmine and honeysuckle were trained up the walls and rosemary and lavender borders lined the flower beds.
    • I like the wildness of the two plants that look charming together, with the small white fragrant flowers of the jasmine contrasting beautifully with the reddish purple ones of the clematis.
    • She caught a whiff of perfumed fragrance as she passed a row of purple lilacs, and white jasmines.
    1. 1.1 Used in names of other shrubs or climbers with fragrant flowers, e.g. Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine.
      用于其他开芬芳花朵的灌木或攀缘植物名中,如:Cape jasmine,yellow jasmine
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Yellow Jasmines are little coned shape flowers that you can find growing like a vine on trees.
      • Some climbing plants such as the Wisteria can be pruned back to this scaffold for many years, while other climbers such as star jasmine are often too vigorous to be trained in this way beyond the second year.
      • Cape jasmine is originally a species from temperate climates. In tropical areas it grows well, at altitudes of 400-1200 m. In the tropical lowland it flowers poorly or not at all. It prefers sunny places.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French jasmin and obsolete French jessemin, from Arabic yāsamīn, from Persian yāsamīn.

Definition of jasmine in US English:

jasmine

nounˈdʒæzmənˈjazmən
  • 1An Old World shrub or climbing plant that bears fragrant flowers used in perfumery or tea. It is popular as an ornamental.

    素馨,茉莉

    Genus Jasminum, family Oleaceae: many species, including the winter jasmine

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I like the wildness of the two plants that look charming together, with the small white fragrant flowers of the jasmine contrasting beautifully with the reddish purple ones of the clematis.
    • Living and dining spaces are clustered to the east of the patio, overlooking and opening out on to a large garden, lushly planted with jasmine, fig trees and jacaranda.
    • Climbing roses, jasmine and honeysuckle were trained up the walls and rosemary and lavender borders lined the flower beds.
    • She caught a whiff of perfumed fragrance as she passed a row of purple lilacs, and white jasmines.
    • The fence will look truly stark and bare when it's gone, so I shall plant three or four vigorous climbing jasmines along it, water, and retire to a safe distance.
    1. 1.1 Used in names of other shrubs or climbers with fragrant flowers, e.g. Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine.
      用于其他开芬芳花朵的灌木或攀缘植物名中,如:Cape jasmine,yellow jasmine
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some climbing plants such as the Wisteria can be pruned back to this scaffold for many years, while other climbers such as star jasmine are often too vigorous to be trained in this way beyond the second year.
      • Yellow Jasmines are little coned shape flowers that you can find growing like a vine on trees.
      • Cape jasmine is originally a species from temperate climates. In tropical areas it grows well, at altitudes of 400-1200 m. In the tropical lowland it flowers poorly or not at all. It prefers sunny places.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French jasmin and obsolete French jessemin, from Arabic yāsamīn, from Persian yāsamīn.

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