juniper

名词 n.
/ˈd͡ʒuːnɪpə/    /ˈd͡ʒunɪpɚ/|[ˈd͡ʒunɪ̈pɚ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones. countable,uncountable
    — On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns.
  2. One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers. countable,uncountable
  3. Gin. UK,archaic,countable,slang,uncountable
    — […] I said you didn't like them ere strong liquors, but if he warn't particular, I was sure you would pledge him in a glass of juniper, for I had always made you, since we had been man and vife^([sic]), take a drop afore you went to market, to keep cold out.

词形变化

junipers plural

词源

From Late Middle English junyper, juniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper-tree”).
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