prickly herbaceous plant, Old English þistel, from Proto-Germanic *thistilaz (cognates: Old Saxon thistil, Old High German distil, German Distel, Old Norse þistell, Danish tidsel), of uncertain origin; perhaps from an extended form of PIE root *steig- "to prick, stick, pierce." Emblematic of Scotland since 15c.
实用例句
1. She sifted thistles through her thistle - sifter.
她用蓟筛筛蓟.
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2. Bees moved , humming thoughtfully , from scarlet poppy to purple thistle.
蜜蜂在鲜红的罂粟花和艳紫的蓟草花之间飞舞嗡嗡低吟.
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3. Alice ran round the thistle again.
阿丽思又绕着那棵蓟跑.
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4. Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils.
在沙丘或干旱白垩土壤中生长的欧亚蓟.
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5. Ming Hyobuyou shi lang, thistle Liaoning Governor Germany have troops there forever.
