dai·sy
noun/ˈdeɪzi/
/ˈdeɪzi/
(plural daisies)
Idioms - a small wild flower with white petals around a yellow centre; a taller plant with similar but larger flowers
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see also Michaelmas daisyTopics Plants and treesc2雏菊(花);(类似雏菊,但花稍大的)菊科植物 Oxford Collocations DictionaryDaisy is used before these nouns:- chain
Word OriginOld English dæges ēage ‘day's eye’ (because the flower opens in the morning and closes at night).
Idioms
be pushing up (the) daisies
- (old-fashioned, humorous) to be dead and buried in the ground
入土;在九泉之下