"cactus" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 仙人掌

Definition

仙人掌是一種常見於沙漠等炎熱乾燥地區的植物，通常有肥厚的莖和鋒利的刺。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「仙人掌」是可數名詞，常見於園藝、裝飾及沙漠植物描述。不要和更廣泛的「多肉植物」混淆。

Examples

A cactus can survive a long time without water.

**仙人掌**可以很久不澆水也能存活。

There is a big cactus in the desert.

沙漠裡有一棵大的**仙人掌**。

My mom has a cactus on the windowsill.

我媽媽在窗臺上養了一盆**仙人掌**。

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

別碰那個**仙人掌**，刺很尖！

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

我買了一個小**仙人掌**放在辦公室裡——又可愛又好養。

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

去亞利桑那公路旅行後，我開始收集各種不同的**仙人掌**。