"gourd" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 葫蘆

Definition

葫蘆是一種堅硬外殼的果實，可以食用，也常曬乾後用來做容器、器具或樂器。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Gourd” 主要指可曬乾製作器具或裝飾品的堅硬外殼果實，不只是可食用的類型。勿與“pumpkin”或“squash”混淆。

Examples

The farmer grew a large gourd in his garden.

農民在他的花園裡種了一顆大**葫蘆**。

People dry the gourd to make bowls.

人們將**葫蘆**曬乾來做碗。

A gourd can also be eaten as a vegetable.

**葫蘆**也可以當蔬菜喫。

He carved a gourd into a musical instrument for the festival.

他把一個**葫蘆**雕刻成樂器，用於節慶。

Her water bottle is actually made from a dried gourd.

她的水壺其實是用曬乾的**葫蘆**做的。

If you shake the dried gourd, you can hear the seeds rattle inside.

搖晃曬乾的**葫蘆**時，你會聽到裡面的種子晃動聲。