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单词 scarlet pimpernel
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scarlet pimpernel1

nounˌskɑːlət ˈpɪmpənɛl
  • A small European plant with scarlet flowers that close in rainy or cloudy weather.

    琉璃繁缕。亦称POOR MAN'S WEATHER GLASS

    Anagallis arvensis subsp. arvensis, family Primulaceae

    Also called poor man's weather glass
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Flowers, such as cornflowers, scarlet pimpernel and shepherd's needle, used to be a common sight in the county's cornfields 50 years ago, but today many are rare, or even extinct.
    • The demand for the olive branch, the poppy, the scarlet pimpernel, and seaweed was high and she reproduced these personally meaningful designs over and over again.

Scarlet Pimpernel2

proper nounˌskɑːlət ˈpɪmpənɛl
  • The name assumed by the hero of a series of novels by Baroness Orczy. He was an English nobleman who rescued aristocrats during the French Revolution, always avoiding capture.

Definition of scarlet pimpernel in US English:

scarlet pimpernel

nounˌskɑrlət ˈpɪmpərˌnɛlˌskärlət ˈpimpərˌnel
  • A small plant with scarlet flowers that close in rainy or cloudy weather. Native to Europe, it is also widespread throughout much of North America.

    Anagallis arvensis subsp. arvensis, family Primulaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Flowers, such as cornflowers, scarlet pimpernel and shepherd's needle, used to be a common sight in the county's cornfields 50 years ago, but today many are rare, or even extinct.
    • The demand for the olive branch, the poppy, the scarlet pimpernel, and seaweed was high and she reproduced these personally meaningful designs over and over again.
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