"buttercups" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 毛茛

Definition

毛茛是一种小型、鲜黄色的野花，常见于田野和草地上。它们以光亮的花瓣著称，在春季和初夏开放。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“毛茛”为植物名，一般用于自然介绍、科普或文学语境。不要与“蒲公英”（也是黄色，但品种不同）混淆。

Examples

The field was full of buttercups.

田野里开满了**毛茛**。

The children picked buttercups for their teacher.

孩子们为老师采摘了**毛茛**。

Buttercups have shiny yellow petals.

**毛茛**有光亮的黄色花瓣。

When I was little, we used to hold buttercups under our chins to see if we liked butter.

小时候我们常把**毛茛**放在下巴下，看自己是否喜欢黄油。

After the rain, the buttercups looked even brighter in the sunshine.

雨后，阳光下的**毛茛**显得更加鲜亮。

You can spot buttercups in many old paintings of the countryside.

你能在许多乡村老画中发现**毛茛**。