delicate petals

常见例句

But the question of whether to spend or save in the greater interest of Japan's long-term recovery is rather less fleeting than the delicate petals, now mostly scattered to the winds.
但相比大多數如今已隨風逝去的嬌弱的花瓣，究竟花錢還是省錢更有利於日本長期複囌這個問題，相對要持久一些。
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The outer shell of this planetary nebula looks surprisingly similar to the delicate petals of a camellia blossom. (A planetary nebula is a shell of material ejected from a dying star.)
這個行星狀星雲的外殼與一朵盛開的茶花驚人地相似（行星狀星雲是由垂死的恒星噴發出的物質形成的）。
For example, the pincushion cactus is completely dormant during the dry season. But after the first summer rains, cactuses burst into bloom, displaying delicate petals of pink, gold, and white.
例如﹕針葉仙人掌在旱季時看似完全枯萎，但在夏季雨水過後，仙人掌會綻放出粉紅色、金色和白色的美麗小花。
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