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Collins English-English Dictionary
- hemp [hεmp]
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cannabis marijuana an annual strong-smelling Asian plant, Cannabis sativa, having tough fibres, deeply lobed leaves, and small greenish flowers: family Cannabidaeceae - See also Indian hemp
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the fibre of this plant, used to make canvas, rope, etc
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any of several narcotic drugs obtained from some varieties of this plant, esp from Indian hemp - See bhang cannabis hashish marijuana
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See also bowstring hemp
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[Etymology]
Old English hænep; related to Old Norse hampr, Old High German hanaf, Greek kannabis, Dutch hennep
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cannabis marijuana an annual strong-smelling Asian plant, Cannabis sativa, having tough fibres, deeply lobed leaves, and small greenish flowers: family Cannabidaeceae - See also Indian hemp
Examples
- 搓麻绳
- make cord by twisting hemp fibres between the palms → 搓
- 麻秆
- hemp stalk → 秆
- 一缕麻
- a strand of hemp → 缕
- 麻刀灰泥
- hemp-fibred plaster → 麻刀
- 拧麻绳
- twist hemp into rope → 拧
- 柔麻
- soften jute, hemp, etc. → 柔
- 棉、麻、丝、毛等, 都是天然的优质纺织纤维原料。
- Cotton, hemp, silk, wool, etc., are good natural textile fibers. → 纺织纤维
- 他们的关系犹如葛藤, 暧昧不清。
- Their relationship is somewhat ambiguous, it is convoluted like hemp vines. → 葛藤
- 他太瘦了, 像麻秆儿似的。
- He is too lean and looks just like a hemp stalk. → 麻秆儿
- 这些都是用麻仁榨成的油。
- The oil is extracted from the seed of hemp. → 麻仁
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