English主要词典
cane
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 [C] the hard hollow stem of some plants, for example BAMBOO or sugar:
bean plants supported by bamboo canes
2 [U] these stems used as a material for making furniture, etc:
a cane chair
3 [C] a piece of cane or a thin rod, used to help sb to walk:
He clutched a top hat and a silver-topped cane.
seealsoWALKINGSTICK
4 [C] a piece of cane or a thin rod, used in the past in some schools for beating children as a punishment:
to get the cane (= be punished with a cane)
verb [VN] to hit a child with a cane as a punishment
caning noun [U,C]:
the abolition of caning in schools
