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cane

noun
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  1. [countable] the hard hollow stem of some plants, for example bamboo or sugar （某些植物，如竹或甘蔗的）茎see also candy cane, sugar caneTopics Plants and treesc1
  2. [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
  3. [countable] 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长藤茎支持的豆类植物
    Topics Gardensc2
  4. [countable] 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顶银色的拐杖。
    see also walking stick
  5. [countable] 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
    6. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin.

cane

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cane
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he / she / it canes
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past simple caned
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past participle caned
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-ing form caning
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  1. cane somebody to hit somebody with a cane as a punishment用藤条鞭打，用藤杖打，鞭笞（作为惩罚）
    • He was caned in front of the whole school.他在整个学校门前被鞭打。
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin.