thistle
n
any of various types of wild plant with prickly leaves and purple, white or yellow flowers (the national emblem of Scotland) 蓟(野生, 叶有刺, 花呈紫色、 白色或黄色, 为苏格兰的民族象徵). =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page ii.
🗣️ 情景例句
Like what?
什么?
Pick up the receiver and deposit a coin in the slot.
拿起听筒和放一个硬币到投币口。
Then, instead of having someone answering the phone all day, people can ring up the railway station and listen to a tape recording of the information.