perennial

英[pə'reniəl] 美[pə'reniəl]
  • adj. 永久的;反复出现的;多年生的
  • n. 多年生植物
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Noun:
  1. (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more

Adjective:
  1. lasting three seasons or more;

    "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant"

  2. lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal;

    "perennial happiness"

  3. recurring again and again;

    "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements"

1. A perennial is a plant that lives indefinitely.
多年生植物是指能存活很多年的植物。

来自柯林斯例句

2. the perennial problem of water shortage
缺水这个老问题

来自《权威词典》

3. I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.
我对她青春常驻感到惊讶.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.
有理科教学资格的老师一直都很短缺。

来自辞典例句

5. The novel's central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women.
小说的主题是男人和女人之间永无休止的冲突。

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Politics provides a perennial subject for argument.
      政治是一种长期争论不休的话题。
    2. Our perennial problem is not having enough money.
      长期困扰我们的问题就是缺钱。
    3. The dandelion is a perennial plant.
      该蒲公英是一种多年生的植物。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. A galaxy is an evergreen perennial.
      加莱克斯草是一种多年生常绿植物。