1. | [c] (某些植物,如竹或甘蔗的)茎the hard hollow stem of some plants, for example bamboo or sugar |
2. | [u] (用于制作家具等的)竹竿,藤条these stems used as a material for making furniture, etc. |
a cane chair 藤椅 |
3. | [c] (用于支撑植物的)藤条,细竿a piece of cane or a thin stick, used as a support for plants |
4. | [c] 竹杖;藤杖;手杖a piece of cane or a thin stick, used to help sb to walk |
5. | [c] (旧时学校用于惩罚学童的)竹杖,藤条a piece of cane or a thin stick, used in the past in some schools for beating children as a punishment |
to get the cane(= be punished with a cane ) 受藤条鞭罚 |