"petunia" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
一种常见的园艺植物，花朵大而呈漏斗状，颜色多样，包括粉色、紫色、红色、白色和黄色。矮牵牛广泛种植在花坛、花盆和吊篮中，以其鲜艳持久的花朵著称。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
复数：'petunias'。原产南美洲，现在是全球最受欢迎的花坛植物之一。属于茄科（与番茄和烟草同科）。有时被用作温和、幽默的昵称或表达恼怒——哈利·波特中的佩妮·德思礼就叫 Petunia。短语 'not your garden-variety petunia' 利用其常见性来表示不寻常的事物。
Examples
She planted bright pink petunias along the front path.
她在门前小径两旁种了鲜艳的粉色**矮牵牛**。
Petunias are easy to grow and bloom all summer long.
**矮牵牛**很容易种植，整个夏天都会开花。
The hanging basket was overflowing with purple petunias.
吊篮里紫色的**矮牵牛**多得溢了出来。
Mum's gone mad for petunias this year — every pot in the garden is stuffed with them.
妈妈今年迷上了**矮牵牛**——花园里每个花盆都塞满了。
The window boxes look gorgeous — those trailing petunias really make the house pop.
窗台花箱漂亮极了——那些垂挂的**矮牵牛**真的让房子增色不少。
I killed every petunia I've ever owned — turns out I was overwatering them the whole time.
我养的每棵**矮牵牛**都被我养死了——结果发现一直浇水太多了。