lime
noun uk/laɪm/ us/laɪm/
(FRUIT)
[ C or U ]酸橙;酸橙树
a round fruit containing a lot of juice that is sour like a lemon but smaller and green, or the small tree on which this fruit grows
(TREE)
[ C ] (also lime tree); (US usually linden)欧椴树
a large tree with leaves shaped like a heart and pale yellow flowers
(CHEMICAL)
[ U ] (also quicklime)石灰
a white substance that is used especially to spread on the land to improve the quality of earth so that crops grow better
[ U ] (also limescale, scale)水垢
white material that collects inside water pipes, kettles, etc. in areas where the water is hard (= contains a lot of natural chemicals)
lime
verb [ T ] uk/laɪm/ us/laɪm/
撒石灰于
to spread the substance lime on a piece of land