1. C （某些植物，如竹或甘蔗的）茎　 the hard hollow stem of some plants, for example bamboo or sugar
2. U （用于制作家具等的）竹竿，藤条　 these stems used as a material for making furniture, etc.
3. C 竹椅；藤杖；手杖　 a long thin stick that a person uses to help them walk, especially one with a curved handle
4. C （旧时学校用于惩罚学童的）竹杖，藤条　 a piece of cane or a thin rod, used in the past in some schools for beating children as a punishment

　brandish a ～ at　向…挥舞手杖
　get the ～　受藤条惩罚
　twirl a ～　挥转手杖
　walking ～　手杖
　bamboo ～　竹竿
　chair of bamboo ～　竹椅
　～ chair　藤椅
　～ sugar　蔗糖
　elderly American ladies leaning on their ～s　倚着手杖的美国老妇
　be punished with a ～　受藤条惩罚
　young man with eye-glass and ～　戴眼镜持手杖的青年男子

　Long piece of cane are used to make furniture and to weave baskets.　长的竹茎被用作制家具和编篮子。
　This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.　这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
　Mother is having the chair cane.　母亲正在用藤条编那把椅子。
　It was made entirely of cane.　这全是用竹料制成的。
　She bought a chair made of cane.　她买了一把竹椅。
　Since he broke his leg, he had to walk with a cane.　自从跌断腿后，他就必须靠拐杖来走路。
　My grandmother walks with a cane.　我奶奶走路得拄着拐杖。
　The teacher gave him the cane for fighting in school.　老师用藤条打他，因为他在学校里打架。
　He got the cane for cheating.　他因作弊而受到笞杖抽打。
　I got the cane for smoking.　我因为抽烟而挨了打。

　vt.　用藤条打，用藤杖打，杖笞（作为惩罚） hit a child with a cane as a punishment

　My father used to cane me when I behaved badly.　过去我表现不好，爸爸常用藤杖打我。
　The jailer caned the man.　狱卒用藤条鞭打这个人。
　England were caned by France in last night's game.　在昨晚的比赛中，英国队大败于法国队。

　［同义词］ n. walking stick, stick, staff, rod v. flog, thresh, beat, whip, flail, baste, drub, tan, lash, switch; strike, hit, whack, wallop, rap, smite