"calabash" in Chinese (Simplified)
葫芦
Definition
葫芦是一种有硬壳的瓜类,也指用葫芦壳制成的器皿或容器。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“葫芦”既可指植物的果实,也可指用其壳制成的容器或乐器,特别在非洲、印度、美洲等文化中常见。与普通的南瓜和瓢不要混淆。
Examples
A calabash can be used as a water bottle.
一个**葫芦**可以用作水壶。
The musician played a song with a calabash instrument.
那位音乐家用**葫芦**乐器演奏了一首歌。
Farmers grow calabash for both food and making utensils.
农民种植**葫芦**既作为食物也用于制作器具。
He carved a beautiful bowl out of a calabash last year.
去年他用**葫芦**雕了一个漂亮的碗。
In some cultures, they drink tea from a calabash cup.
在一些文化中,人们用**葫芦**杯喝茶。
That old storyteller always carries a calabash filled with water everywhere he goes.
那位老说书人无论到哪里都带着装满水的**葫芦**。