gourd
gourd 英 [gʊəd] 美 [gʊrd]
n. 葫芦，葫芦属植物；脑瓜
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- n. 葫芦，葫芦属植物；脑瓜
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1. "I keep these stocks as my security, my backup, " he says, looking down at the gourd casks filled with what I now realize are seeds.
“我保存这些存货作为我的保障，我的后备，”他一边说，一边低头觑着那些葫芦罐，我这才认出那里面装满的是种子。
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2. The practice of carving and lighting the gourd is a Celtic custom brought to America by Irish immigrants, who used the more-plentiful turnip back home.
在葫芦上刻鬼脸并作为灯笼的习俗最早来自于凯尔特民族，由爱尔兰移民传至美国，而美国人更常用芜菁。
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3. These all revealed that the DNA profile "found inside the gourd is extremely rare in modern Eurasians," suggesting that it may derive from a royal bloodline.
这些都表明发现于葫芦里血液的DNA在现代欧洲人群中是极为罕见的，这就意味着他们可能有着皇室的血脉。
- gourd (n.) c. 1300, from Anglo-French gourde, Old French coorde, ultimately from Latin cucurbita "gourd," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps related to cucumis "cucumber." Dried and excavated, the shell was used as a scoop or dipper.
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