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the hard hollow stem of some plants, for example bamboo or sugar see also candy cane, sugar caneTopics Plants and treesc1(某些植物,如竹或甘蔗的)茎 - [uncountable]
these stems used as a material for making furniture, etc. (用于制作家具等的)竹竿,藤条 a cane chair 藤椅
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a piece of cane or a thin stick, used as a support for plants (用于支撑植物的)藤条,细竿 bean plants supported by long canes 由长手杖支撑的豆类植物
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a piece of cane or a thin stick, used to help somebody to walk 竹杖;藤杖;手杖 He clutched a top hat and a silver-topped cane. 他抓着一顶礼帽和一根银顶手杖。
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a piece of cane or a thin stick, used in the past in some schools for beating children as a punishment (旧时学校用于惩罚学童的)竹杖,藤条 to get the cane (= be punished with a cane) 受藤条鞭罚
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin.