madder

英['mædə]
  • n. 茜草属的植物;人造茜草染料;茜草色

英文词源


madder (n.)
type of plant (in modern use Rubia tinctorum) used for making dyes, Old English mædere, from PIE *modhro- "dye plant" (cognates: Old Norse maðra, Old High German matara "madder," Polish modry, Czech modry "blue").

双语例句


1. But their dirty tricks only made me madder.
然而他们的卑劣伎俩却使我更加愤怒.

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2. The world is racketing around at an ever madder pace.
人世喧嚣,节奏越来越快,简直令人发疯.

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3. I cried for madder music and for stronger wine.
我喊着要更疯狂的音乐更烈性的酒.

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4. Madder lake is a textile dye extracted from the root of the madder plant.
茜草红素是从茜草根里提取的纺织染料.

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5. The man sat down and started to get even madder about the little boy's questioning.
那个男人坐下并开始冷静下来思考小男孩的质问.

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