perennial
US: /pɝˈɛniəɫ/
UK: /pəɹˈɛnɪəl/
UK: /pəɹˈɛnɪəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
perennial /pə'renjəl/
- tính từ
- có quanh năm, kéo dài quanh năm; chảy quanh năm (dòng suối)
- lưu niên, sống lâu năm
- a perennial plant: cây lâu năm
- tồn tại mãi mãi, vĩnh viễn, bất diệt
- danh từ
- (thực vật học) cây lưu niên, cây lâu năm
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun
+ adjective
1 continuing for a very long time; happening again and again: the perennial problem of water shortage + that perennial favourite, hamburgers + Colonialism in different forms is a perennial theme of history.
2 (of plants) living for two years or more
perennially adverb: a perennially popular subject
+ noun
any plant that lives for more than two years
Compare: ANNUAL, BIENNIAL
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 durable, lasting, continuing, enduring, constant, stable, lifelong, persistent, incessant, uninterrupted, continual, continuous, chronic:
Once we expected our rivers to yield a perennial supply of fresh water. Bing Crosby has been a perennial favourite since the 1930s
2 permanent, unfailing, never-failing, endless, unending, ceaseless, unceasing, imperishable, undying, perpetual, everlasting, timeless, eternal, immortal, Literary sempiternal:
The artificial flowers at her grave symbolize Ingrid's perennial youth.
Concise English dictionary
perennialspə'renɪəl
noun
+a plant lasting for three seasons or more
adj.
+lasting three seasons or more
+lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal
+recurring again and again
