nectar
noun /ˈnektə(r)/
/ˈnektər/
[uncountable]- a sweet liquid that is produced by flowers and collected by bees for making honey
花蜜 - The bees fly within a five mile radius to collect nectar.
蜜蜂在方圆五英里内飞行来采集花蜜。 - Butterflies were sipping nectar from the flowers.
蝴蝶在啜饮花蜜。
- The bees fly within a five mile radius to collect nectar.
- a delicious drink
美味的饮料 - On such a hot day, even water was nectar.
这么热的天，清水都是甘露。
- On such a hot day, even water was nectar.
- the thick juice of some fruits as a drink
果汁（饮料） - peach nectar
桃汁
- peach nectar
词源mid 16th cent. (referring to the drink of the gods in Greek and Roman mythology): via Latin from Greek nektar.