lime
noun
verb
laɪm noun
1 a small juicy green fruit with a sour taste, or the tree this grows on 酸橙(树) C
2 a tree with pleasant-smelling yellow flowers 椴树; C
3 a white substance obtained by burning LIMESTONE , used for making cement, marking sports fields etc 石灰; 生石灰; U
4 a light yellowish green colour 浅黄绿色,酸橙绿色 U
verb
5 to add lime to soil to control acid [术语] 撒石灰于〔土壤中以控制酸性〕