cane
noun /keɪn/
/keɪn/
- [countable] the hard hollow stem of some plants, for example bamboo or sugar
see also candy cane, sugar caneTopics Plants and treesc1(某些植物,如竹或甘蔗的)茎 - [uncountable] these stems used as a material for making furniture, etc.
(用于制作家具等的)竹竿,藤条 - a cane chair
藤椅
- a cane chair
- [countable] a piece of cane or a thin stick, used as a support for plants
(用于支撑植物的)藤条,细竿 - bean plants supported by long canes
由长手杖支撑的豆类植物
- bean plants supported by long canes
- [countable] a piece of cane or a thin stick, used to help somebody to walk
竹杖;藤杖;手杖 - He clutched a top hat and a silver-topped cane.
他抓着一顶礼帽和一根银顶手杖。
- He clutched a top hat and a silver-topped cane.
- [countable] a piece of cane or a thin stick, used in the past in some schools for beating children as a punishment
(旧时学校用于惩罚学童的)竹杖,藤条 - to get the cane (= be punished with a cane)
受藤条鞭罚
- to get the cane (= be punished with a cane)
词源late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin.