詞彙精選：cane的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
竹杖，柺杖，柺棍；支架
例句：
He switched the boy with a cane.
他用手杖抽打那個小孩。
例句：
Grandpa usually takes a walk after dinner.
爺爺吃完飯後常常會出去散步。
中空的莖；藤條
例句：
The blows of the cane stung the boy's fingers.
藤條的鞭打使那男孩的手指感到刺痛。
例句：
He got started with a cane bag and a stone knife himself.
於是他揹着藤條織成的袋子，拿着石刀，獨自一人出發了。
v.
鞭打，抽打 [T]
例句：
We really caned them in the last match.
我們最後一場比賽可真把他們打得落花流水。
例句：
The headmaster caned the boys for disobedience.
校長用藤條責打不聽話的男學生。
二、詞義辨析：
cane,stick,staff
這些名詞均有“手杖”之意。cane多指用藤或竹製成的細長的手杖。 stick普通用詞，指木製的細長手杖。staff多指走路爬山時用作支持或防衛使用的長木棒。
三、相關短語：
cane sugar
n. 蔗糖
sugar cane
n.[植]甘蔗
noble cane
熱帶種
cane blight
莖疫病
sword cane
n. 內藏刀劍的木杖,劍杖
malacca cane
n.馬六甲手杖,馬六甲白藤(杆)
四、參考例句：
His cane answered for a baseball bat.
他的手杖可代用棒球棒。
Unless reagent grade sucrose is available use cane sugar.
如果沒有試劑級的蔗糖，可以用甘蔗糖。
He walked along briskly, twirling his cane in the air.
他一邊輕快地走着，一邊用手杖在空中旋轉。
The blows of the cane stung the boy's fingers.
藤條的鞭打使那男孩的手指感到刺痛。
He clutched the cane in his clammy hand.
他那溼冷的手緊抓住手杖。
He offered to strike the boy with his cane.
他威脅要用手杖打那個男孩。
Go buy some candy cane air fresheners tonight.
所以，今晚就去買點兒糖果味空氣清新劑吧！
He was not able to walk without a cane and could only navigate steps backwards.
沒有手杖他無法走路，只能小心翼翼地向後退。
He got started with a cane bag and a stone knife himself.
於是他揹着藤條織成的袋子，拿着石刀，獨自一人出發了。
Mom eventually used a cane, then a walker, and finally was confined to the house.
母親後來還是用了柺杖，然後是助行架幫助她行走，最終只能在房間裏活動。
