rime
n.(名词)A coating of ice, as on grass and trees, formed when extremely cold water droplets freeze almost instantly on a cold surface.霜:当极冷的小水滴几乎立刻在冰冷的表面上凝结时形成的一种冰的覆盖物,如在草和树上A coating, as of mud or slime, likened to a frosty film:(凝结的一层)外皮,壳:弄得象一层薄雾的覆盖物,如稀泥或粘土的:例句:.A meal couldn`t leave us feeling really full unless it laid down a rime of fat globules in our mouths and stomachs.(James Fallows).一顿饭不能让我们感觉真得吃饱了,除非放入我们的嘴里和胃里已备有一层肥肉球.(詹姆斯·法洛斯)
v.tr.(及物动词)rimed,rim.ing,rimes To cover with or as if with frost or ice:使蒙上霜:用或好象用霜或雪覆盖:例句:.had identical shoes, heavy and rimed with mud and cement, because they had come from the building site.(Seamus Deane).穿着相同的鞋子,笨重而且沾满泥巴和水泥,这都是因为他们是从建筑工地回来的.(希莫斯·迪恩)
来源:Middle English rim 中古英语 rim from Old English hrom 源自 古英语 hrom
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rim.y
adj.(形容词)
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rime 2
n.(名词)v.(动词)Variant of rhyme rhyme的变体