- [countable]
a bunch of flowers arranged in an attractive way so that it can be carried in a ceremony or presented as a gift 花束 The little girl presented the princess with a large bouquet of flowers. 那小女孩向公主献上了一大束鲜花。 a bridal/wedding bouquet 新娘/婚礼花束 She received a bouquet of red roses on Valentine’s Day. 情人节那天,她收到了一束红玫瑰。
Extra ExamplesTopics Plants and treesc1He sent her a large bouquet of wild flowers. 他送她一大束野花。 She caught the bride's bouquet. 她接住了新娘的花束。 They walked up and placed their bouquet of flowers on the grave. 他们走上前,将花束放在坟头上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- huge
- large
- small
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- carry
- hold
- catch
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- in a/the bouquet
- bouquet of
- [countable, uncountable]
the pleasant smell of a type of food or drink, especially of wine (尤指酒的)香味,芬芳 a red wine with a full flavour and a fragrant bouquet 一种具有浓郁风味和芳香气味的红酒
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French (earlier ‘clump of trees’), from a dialect variant of Old French bos ‘wood’. Sense (2) dates from the mid 19th cent.