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- a prickly bush or shrub that typically bears red, pink, yellow, or white fragrant flowers, native to north temperate regions. Numerous hybrids and cultivars have been developed and are widely grown as ornamentals.蔷薇科植物; 玫瑰; 蔷薇。
1.1
- Genus Rosa, family Rosaceae (the rose family). This large family includes most temperate fruits (apple, plum, peach, cherry, blackberry, strawberry) as well as the hawthorns, rowans, potentillas, avens, and lady's mantles.蔷薇属, 蔷薇科。这一大科除包括山楂, 欧洲花楸, 委陵菜, 水杨梅属植物和斗篷草外, 还包括多数温带水果（苹果, 李子, 桃子, 樱桃, 黑刺莓, 草莓）。
1.2
- the flower of such a plant玫瑰花; 蔷薇花：
he sent her a dozen red roses
他送给她一打红玫瑰花
as modifier a rose garden.一个玫瑰园。
1.3
- used in names of other plants whose flowers resemble roses, e.g. Christmas rose, rose of Sharon.［用于花似玫瑰的其他植物名中, 如Christmas rose, rose of Sharon］。
1.4
- used in similes and comparisons in reference to the rose flower's beauty or its typical rich red colour用于明喻和比喻像玫瑰花般美丽; 像玫瑰花一样艳红：
she looked as beautiful as a rose.
她看起来像玫瑰花一样美。
1.5
- often with negative
roses
used to express favourable circumstances or ease of success安乐的境地; 有利的环境; 轻易成功： all is not roses in the firm today.
如今在公司里并不是一切都顺顺当当。
2
- a thing representing or resembling the flower, in particular象征玫瑰或玫瑰花形的东西, 尤指：
2.1
- a stylized representation of the flower in heraldry or decoration, typically with five petals (especially as a national emblem of England)玫瑰形物; 玫瑰花饰; 玫瑰花形纹章（尤指英国国徽）：
the Tudor rose.
都铎玫瑰花饰。
2.2
- short for COMPASS ROSE.COMPASS ROSE的简称。
2.3
- short for ROSE WINDOW.ROSE WINDOW的简称。
2.4
- short for ROSE DIAMOND.ROSE DIAMOND的简称。
2.5
- short for CEILING ROSE.CEILING ROSE的简称。
3
- a perforated cap attached to a shower, the spout of a watering can, or the end of a hose to produce a spray（淋浴器、洒水壶或水管的）莲蓬式喷嘴。
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- mass noun a warm pink or light crimson colour玫瑰色, 玫瑰红：
the rose and gold of dawn
玫瑰色和金色的曙光
as modifier the 100% cotton range is available in rose pink and ocean blue全棉系列有浅玫瑰红和深蓝色
in combination leaves with rose-red margins.有玫瑰红边的叶子。
4.1
- （一般作roses）used in reference to a rosy complexion, especially that of a young woman（尤指年轻女子）红润的肤色：
the fresh air will soon put the roses back in her cheeks.
新鲜空气会很快使她的双颊又红润起来。
with obj.
- poetic/literary make rosy〈诗/文〉使成玫瑰色; 使变红：
a warm flush now rosed her hitherto blue cheeks.
现在一阵强烈的感情使她原本青灰色的双颊变红了。
短语
a bed of roses
- 见BED.
come up roses
- (of a situation) develop in a very favourable way（形势）很有利; （情况）显得很完满：
new boyfriend, successful career - everything was coming up roses.
新的男朋友, 成功的事业——一切都显得那么完满。
come up（或out）smelling of roses
- emerge from a difficult situation with reputation intact保持清白, 出污泥而不染。
under the rose
- archaic in confidence; under pledge of secrecy〈古〉秘密地, 私下里。
派生词
rose-like
adjective词源
Old English rōse, of Germanic origin, from Latin rosa; reinforced in Middle English by Old French rose.