Cane
01
a stick used to support a person while walking
例子
The elderly woman uses a cane for balance.
02
茎, 秆
the stiff and hollow stem of some tall plants such as sugar cane or bamboo
例子
The bamboo cane was used to construct a simple and sturdy garden trellis.
竹茎被用来建造一个简单而坚固的花园格子架。
03
a long, thin, stiff stem of certain plants, such as bamboo or sugarcane, often used to support other plants or as material for objects
例子
The basket is woven from rattan cane.
04
a thin, stiff switch used historically to punish students by striking
例子
In some schools, children were punished with a cane.
to cane
01
to strike someone with a cane, usually as a form of punishment
例子
Corporal punishment involved caning in some schools.
