biennial

英 [baɪ'eniəl] 美 [baɪ'eniəl]

• adj. 两年一次的；两年生的
• n. 两年生植物；两年一次的事

英英释义

Noun:

1. (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season

Adjective:

1. having a life cycle lasting two seasons;

   "a biennial life cycle"
   "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"
   

2. occurring every second year;

   "they met at biennial conventions"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Every union has its own annual or biennial meeting.
   每个工会都有自己的年会或每二年一次的大会。
2. The workers were strongly against the biennial election.
   工人们强烈反对两年一次的选举。
3. They met at biennial conventions.
   他们是在两年举行一次的大会上遇见的。
4. All annual and biennial plants are monocarpic.
   所有一年生及二年生植物都是结果一次后死去。

用作名词 (n.)

1. This is a biennial, and one of the most useful pasture plants we have.
   这是两年生植物,也是我们最有用的牧草之一。

词汇搭配

• biennial budget cycle 两年预算周期...
• biennial bearing 隔年结果
• biennial crop 二年生作物
• biennial fruit 隔年果
• biennial root 宿根
• biennial programming 制定两年期计划...
• biennial plant 二年生植物
• biennial herb 二年生草本植物...
• biennial oscillation 两年振动
• biennial weed 二年生杂草

近反义词

【近义词】

• regular 有规律的；定期的...
• periodic 周期的
• biyearly 每年两次的
• two-year [植]二年生的...

【反义词】

• annual 每年的
• perennial 永久的