cane

• 一个多义词名词：用于行走时支撑身体的拐杖；竹子或甘蔗等植物坚固、细长且常具柔韧性的茎；或历史上用于惩罚的硬质鞭条。

A noun with multiple meanings: a walking stick used for support; a strong, slender, often flexible stem from plants like bamboo or sugar cane; or a stiff switch historically used for punishment.

1. Walking stickA2formal

   A long, thin stick used to support a person while walking, often made of wood or metal.

   手杖

   • The elderly man leaned on his cane as he walked down the street.
   • After the surgery, she needed a cane to get around.
   • He bought a stylish wooden cane for his grandfather.

   同义词alpenstockstaffstickwalking stick

2. Plant stemB1formal

   A strong, slender, and often flexible stem of certain plants like bamboo, sugar cane, or rattan.

   藤茎

   • Sugar cane is harvested for its sweet juice.
   • The chair was woven from rattan cane.
   • Bamboo cane is used in construction and furniture.

   同义词reedshootstalkstem

3. Punishment implementB2formalbritish

   A stiff stick or rod used in the past to hit students as a form of discipline in schools.

   教鞭

   • In the old days, teachers would use a cane to punish misbehaving students.
   • The threat of the cane kept the children in line.
   • Corporal punishment with a cane is now banned in most schools.

   同义词birchferulerodswitch

• 动词，指用手杖打人作为惩罚，或用手杖支撑身体行走。

A verb meaning to beat with a cane as a punishment, or to use a cane for support or propulsion.

1. Beat with a caneB2formal

   To strike someone with a cane as a form of punishment.

   用藤条抽打

   • In the past, teachers would cane students for misbehavior.
   • The prisoner was caned for breaking the rules.
   • He was caned as a punishment for stealing.

   同义词birchfloglashstrapswitchthrash