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单词 lotus
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Definition of lotus in English:

lotus

noun ˈləʊtəsˈloʊdəs
  • 1Either of two large water lilies.

    大型莲;睡莲

    (also 'Egyptian lotus') a lily regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt (the white-flowered Nymphaea lotus and the blue-flowered N. caerulea, family Nymphaeaceae).

    (also 'sacred lotus') a red-flowered Asian lily (Nelumbo nucifera, family Nelumbonaceae).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If tourists visit the garden in summer, they will be astonished by the pleasing green and red of thickly dotted lotuses.
    • The stout tubers of the waterlily and the lotus are edible when properly prepared, and have been an important starch crop both in Asia and North America.
    • Many serious photographers were already in attendance to catch lotuses in full morning light.
    • Only the local fishermen know their way through the maze of tall reeds to the oases of lotuses and water lilies concealed within.
    • The flower of summer was the lotus, autumn the chrysanthemum, winter the plum blossom, and spring the peony.
    • The pond is full of lotuses, with their red, blue, green, white and yellow flowers emitting rays of light of the same colors.
    • Red lotuses floated on the surface of the water.
    • If your pond is at least three feet deep, you can experiment with wild rice, water lotus, and water lily.
    • We would play around the fountains, and if we had money to hire a boat from the boating club, go boating in the ponds navigating carefully through a crowd of lotuses and lilies.
    • You see Thais offering white lotuses, waving incense and kneeling in quiet prayer at the various temples to the Enlightened One.
    • The water level is low, and red lotuses float on its surface.
    • In early summer, the new lotuses bud and come out of the water, so the green water is dotted with white and pink flowers.
    • Wild rice could have been found in the deeper waters of the backwater sloughs along with white water lily, American lotus, arrowleaf, duckweeds, and pondweed.
    • A male bee enticed by the fragrance of the lotus flew into it.
    • With a larger pond, you can have lilies or tiger lotus, maybe some taro or umbrella palm that will help shade the pond surface.
    • Dotted across the ponds lotus flowers and water lilies are coming into bloom.
    • Apart from using the water, they can also be home to water plants such as lilies and lotuses.
    • All water lilies and lotuses studied have aerenchyma.
    • Choose round containers for lotuses so future runners don't get jammed in square corners.
    • Many indigenous fish species in the lake, such as catfish, locally known as keting, melem and belida disappeared when people started taking the lotuses from the lake.
  • 2Greek Mythology
    A plant whose fruit induced a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to leave.

    (希腊神话)忘忧树(传说中的一种植物,食其果实后能使人神思恍惚、忘却现实世界,并失去回归家园的愿望)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The starving men ate the fruit, but Ulysses quickly understood that the lotus fruit destroyed men's memories.
    • The music is inspired by the Ancient Greek myth of island dwellers whose diet of fruit from the lotus tree makes them forget their past troubles.
  • 3The flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion.

    莲(花)饰(在亚洲艺术和宗教中带有象征意义)

    a myth of creation states that Buddha was born of a thousand-petalled gold lotus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In one popular depiction, he sits on a lotus flower between the Hindu gods Brahm and Indra and creates a vast number of lotuses all with himself seated in their centers.
    • Two Swords are crossed in inner and outer conflict today but the flowering lotus, a symbol of love, in the middle of the two swords brings peace and compromise.
    • The Asian sacred lotus represents the highest branch on the botanical family tree that shows heat generation.
    • The lotus flower symbolises the complete purification of the defilements of the body, speech and mind, and the full blossoming of wholesome deeds in blissful liberation.
    • Ganesh offers her one of his enchanted lotus flowers so that she might visit Buddha in the sky.
  • 4

    short for lotus position

Origin

Late 15th century (denoting a type of clover or trefoil, described by Homer as food for horses): via Latin from Greek lōtos, of Semitic origin. The term was used by classical writers to denote various trees and plants; the legendary plant (sense 2), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube.

Rhymes

Duns Scotus

Definition of lotus in US English:

lotus

nounˈlōdəsˈloʊdəs
  • 1Any of a number of large water lilies.

    大型莲;睡莲

    (also 'sacred lotus') a lily of Asia and northern Australia, typically with dark pink or white-and-pink flowers (Nelumbo nucifera, family Nelumbonaceae)

    (also 'Egyptian lotus') a lily regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt (the white-flowered Nymphaea lotus and the blue-flowered N. caerulea, family Nymphaeaceae)

    (also 'American lotus') a yellow-flowered North American lily with bowl-shaped leaves (Nelumbo lutea, family Nelumbonaceae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Red lotuses floated on the surface of the water.
    • Many serious photographers were already in attendance to catch lotuses in full morning light.
    • Only the local fishermen know their way through the maze of tall reeds to the oases of lotuses and water lilies concealed within.
    • With a larger pond, you can have lilies or tiger lotus, maybe some taro or umbrella palm that will help shade the pond surface.
    • The stout tubers of the waterlily and the lotus are edible when properly prepared, and have been an important starch crop both in Asia and North America.
    • The pond is full of lotuses, with their red, blue, green, white and yellow flowers emitting rays of light of the same colors.
    • All water lilies and lotuses studied have aerenchyma.
    • If your pond is at least three feet deep, you can experiment with wild rice, water lotus, and water lily.
    • Choose round containers for lotuses so future runners don't get jammed in square corners.
    • Wild rice could have been found in the deeper waters of the backwater sloughs along with white water lily, American lotus, arrowleaf, duckweeds, and pondweed.
    • The water level is low, and red lotuses float on its surface.
    • Apart from using the water, they can also be home to water plants such as lilies and lotuses.
    • The flower of summer was the lotus, autumn the chrysanthemum, winter the plum blossom, and spring the peony.
    • Dotted across the ponds lotus flowers and water lilies are coming into bloom.
    • You see Thais offering white lotuses, waving incense and kneeling in quiet prayer at the various temples to the Enlightened One.
    • We would play around the fountains, and if we had money to hire a boat from the boating club, go boating in the ponds navigating carefully through a crowd of lotuses and lilies.
    • Many indigenous fish species in the lake, such as catfish, locally known as keting, melem and belida disappeared when people started taking the lotuses from the lake.
    • In early summer, the new lotuses bud and come out of the water, so the green water is dotted with white and pink flowers.
    • If tourists visit the garden in summer, they will be astonished by the pleasing green and red of thickly dotted lotuses.
    • A male bee enticed by the fragrance of the lotus flew into it.
  • 2Greek Mythology
    (in Greek mythology) a legendary plant whose fruit induces a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to depart.

    (希腊神话)忘忧树(传说中的一种植物,食其果实后能使人神思恍惚、忘却现实世界,并失去回归家园的愿望)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The starving men ate the fruit, but Ulysses quickly understood that the lotus fruit destroyed men's memories.
    • The music is inspired by the Ancient Greek myth of island dwellers whose diet of fruit from the lotus tree makes them forget their past troubles.
  • 3The flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion.

    莲(花)饰(在亚洲艺术和宗教中带有象征意义)

    a myth of creation states that Buddha was born of a thousand-petaled gold lotus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In one popular depiction, he sits on a lotus flower between the Hindu gods Brahm and Indra and creates a vast number of lotuses all with himself seated in their centers.
    • The lotus flower symbolises the complete purification of the defilements of the body, speech and mind, and the full blossoming of wholesome deeds in blissful liberation.
    • The Asian sacred lotus represents the highest branch on the botanical family tree that shows heat generation.
    • Ganesh offers her one of his enchanted lotus flowers so that she might visit Buddha in the sky.
    • Two Swords are crossed in inner and outer conflict today but the flowering lotus, a symbol of love, in the middle of the two swords brings peace and compromise.
  • 4

    short for lotus position

Origin

Late 15th century (denoting a type of clover or trefoil, described by Homer as food for horses): via Latin from Greek lōtos, of Semitic origin. The term was used by classical writers to denote various trees and plants; the legendary plant ( lotus (sense 2)), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube.

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