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li.ly5lIl7in [C]any of various plants with a large, bell-shaped flower on a long stem百合花(literary) Someone who is described as lily-livered is cowardly.怯懦的A lily of the valley is a small plant with large oval leaves and small bell-shaped white flowers which smell sweet.铃兰Lily pads are the large round-shaped leaves of the water lily which float on the surface of water.睡莲之叶Lily-white means pure white.雪白色的He marvelled at her lily-white hands.看到她雪白的手他非常惊奇。(Am slang disapproving) Lily-white can also mean CAUCASIAN.白种人的a lily-white suburb白人居住的郊区a lily-white taste in music白人的音乐品味(fig.) Someone who is described as lily-white has a faultless character.纯洁的，无暇疵的It's ironic that he should criticize such conduct--he's not exactly lily-white himself.他竟然批评这样的行为也太有讽刺意味了----他自己也不干净。
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