lime
noun /laɪm/
/laɪm/
- (also quicklime)[uncountable] a white substance obtained by heating limestone, used in building materials and to help plants grow
石灰 - enlarge image[countable, uncountable] a small green fruit, like a lemon, with juice that has a bitter, sharp taste, used in cooking and in drinks; the juice of this fruit
来檬；来檬汁 - lime juice
来檬汁 - slices of lime
来檬片 - Serve the dish garnished with wedges of lime.
给这道菜配上几角来檬。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- slice
- wedge
- squeeze
- slice
- garnish something with
- …
- tree
- juice
- lime juice
- (also lime tree)[countable] a tree on which limes grow
来檬树 - (also lime tree, linden tree, linden)[countable] a large tree with light-green, heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers
欧椴树 - an avenue of limes
两边栽有欧椴树的林荫道
- an avenue of limes
- (also lime green)[uncountable] a bright yellow-green colour
来檬绿的；淡绿色的
词源noun sense 1 Old English līm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijm, German Leim, also to loam. noun senses 2 to 3 mid 17th cent.: from French, from modern Provençal limo, Spanish lima, from Arabic līma; compare with lemon.sense 4 early 17th cent.: alteration of obsolete line, from Old English lind ‘lime tree’.