"cactus" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 仙人掌

Definition

仙人掌是一种常见于沙漠等炎热干燥地区的植物，通常有肥厚的茎和锋利的刺。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“仙人掌”为可数名词，常用于园艺、装饰及描述沙漠植物。不要与更广泛的“多肉植物”混淆。

Examples

A cactus can survive a long time without water.

**仙人掌**可以长时间不浇水也能存活。

There is a big cactus in the desert.

沙漠里有一棵大的**仙人掌**。

My mom has a cactus on the windowsill.

我妈妈在窗台上养了一盆**仙人掌**。

Don’t touch that cactus—the spines are really sharp!

别碰那个**仙人掌**，刺很尖！

I bought a tiny cactus for my office—it’s so cute and easy to care for.

我买了一个小**仙人掌**放在办公室里——又可爱又好养。

After our road trip in Arizona, I started collecting different types of cactus.

去亚利桑那公路旅行后，我开始收集各种**仙人掌**。