cane

cane, stick, staff

名词 cane:

1. a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
2. a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
3. a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment

动词 cane:

1. beat with a cane
   同义词：flog, lambaste, lambast

1. He swished off the tops of the nettles with his cane.
   他用藤杖抽断了荨麻的顶部。
2. Cane is pliable when wet.
   藤条潮湿时易弯曲。
3. He walked along briskly, twirling his cane in the air.
   他一边轻快地走著，一边用手杖在空中旋转。
4. The man was so weak that he had to walk with a cane.
   那人太虚弱了，不得不拄着拐杖走路。

cane

n.（名词）

A slender, strong but often flexible stem, as of certain bamboos, reeds, or rattans.
细长有节的茎：细长而坚硬但通常可弯曲的茎干，如某些竹子、芦苇或藤的
A plant having such a stem.
节茎植物
Such stems or strips of such stems used for wickerwork or baskets.
作篮子的藤、竹料：用作柳条制品或篮子的茎或其枝条
A bamboo(Arundinaria gigantea) native to the southeast United States, having long stiff stems and often forming canebrakes.
大子青篱竹：一种竹子（青篱竹 青篱竹属） ，原产于美国东南部，茎干长而坚挺，常形成甘蔗丛
The stem of a raspberry, blackberry, certain roses, or similar plants.
某些植物的茎：悬钩子、黑莓、某些玫瑰或类似植物的主茎
Sugar cane.
蔗糖
A stick used as an aid in walking or carried as an accessory.
拐杖：一根被用来帮助行走或当作一种饰物而携带的棍子
A rod used for flogging.
笞杖：用来鞭笞人的杖
v.tr.（及物动词）
caned,can.ing,canes
To make, supply, or repair with flexible woody material.
用藤编制：用柔韧的木质材料来制作、提供或修补
To hit or beat with a rod.
笞责：用笞杖来击打或拷打

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin canna [small reed]
源自 拉丁语 canna [小芦苇]
from Greek kanna
源自 希腊语 kanna
[of Semitic origin]
[源于闪族语的]

【引伸】
can.er
n.（名词）