| 单词 | kola nut |
| 例句 | The man’s gestures as he broke the kola nut apart into five lobes were eerily like Nnaemeka’s, as was the set of his mouth, with the lower lip jutting out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The Land Rover parked under the kola nut tree, and her mother climbed out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “He says tablets are bitter, but you should taste the kola nuts he chews happily— they taste like bile.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu went into the living room and his hands worked mechanically, serving kola nuts and alligator pepper, uncorking bottles, shoveling ice, laying out steaming bowls of pepper soup. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The chief examined us for a while, and when he caught my eye, I gave him half a smile, which he dismissed by spitting on the ground from the kola nut he chewed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He broke his kola nut in half and smiled before putting a piece in his mouth. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t come in the jungle often, but...well, I was trying to find kola nuts.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He wiped the louvers until they sparkled in the afternoon sunlight, paid attention to the tiny cracks in the bathtub, polished the saucers that he used to serve kola nut to Master’s friends. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z After Master broke the kola nut and passed the saucer around, Dr. Patel always took a lobe and put it into his shirt pocket; Ugwu had never seen him eat one. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He had heard the neighbors talking about her; the story was that her parents had given her to a visiting army officer, as one would give kola nut to a guest. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Those crops prove to be ones like West African yams, oil palm, and kola nut—plants that were already believed on botanical and other evidence to be native to West Africa and first domesticated there. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His mother kept looking up the kola nut tree. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the pockets, he felt a cold hard kola nut and warm thick blood. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ugwu placed his hand on his head and struggled to remember what Mama had looked like the last time he saw her, standing by the kola nut tree, refusing to leave home. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z His godchildren came from many miles on his saint’s day, and brought him kola nuts and black hens. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Nnaemeka’s father said; he fixed his gaze on the enamel bowl that held the last lobe of kola nut. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She looked up and squinted in concentration as though looking for a ripening pod on the kola nut tree was more important than what Master was saying. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You must take the last piece of kola nut with you,” Nnaemeka’s father said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The chickens were clucking and flying up into the kola nut tree, where they would sleep. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The vendor ladies squatted, scowling, resting their chins on their crossed arms, behind fortresses of stacked kola nuts, bundles of fragrant sticks, piles of charcoal, salvaged bottles and cans, or displays of dried animal parts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His father kept asking Master to have some kola nut, palm wine, a stool to sit down, some water, and Master kept saying no, no, no. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They speak of small things: the intoxication of kola nut, or how no food hath tasted right for these twenty years without palm oil. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Whenever Ugwu brought out the kola nut, Master would say, “Doc, you know the kola nut does not understand English,” before going on to bless the kola nut in Igbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Eight O’Clock Light Show, for example, mixes ginseng and kola nut, among other recruits, into a rum and yuzu combination designed to combat fatigue. Review | Tiger Fork: Down an alley, find a playful take on Hong Kong-style cooking in Shaw 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z The priestess then consulted with the spirits by using cowrie shells and kola nuts, rolling them like dice and interpreting their landing positions like modern-day oracle bones. In Benin, up close with a serpent deity, a Temple of Pythons and Vodun priests 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Made from kola nuts and coca leaves, the drink was advertised as an "ideal brain tonic" in the late 19th century. We’ve always eaten processed foods — but here’s when they got unhealthy 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Kola Break During the ceremony, Ms. Goodridge was called to the altar to break a kola nut, a West African tradition. A Funny Thing Happened While Researching Algorithms 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Owned by Pepsi, Kola House turns the 5,000-square-foot space above the discothèque, Gilded Lily, into a laboratory for marketing initiatives and recipes that utilize the kola nut. 7 Party Hot Spots Opening in New York This Fall 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The “cola” in Coca-Cola is actually the kola nut, the seed of the West African tropical evergreen tree Cola acuminata, which looks like a chestnut kissed by someone wearing Barbie-pink lipstick. Pop quiz: What's in a Coca-Cola, if it's not 'coca' or the kola nut? 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z As kola nuts, dates, ivory, salt, leather, enslaved people, and gold passed through the capital, traders and merchants prospered. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The breaking of kola nut, known as iwa oji, is an important Igbo ritual traditionally performed to welcome guests to a gathering. The Descendants of Slaves in Nigeria Fight for Equality 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The Nigerian immigrant sits at the till shrouded in an anorak, chewing on a bitter kola nut. Special Report: Wish You Weren't Here - Postcards from the Edge of... 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z For example, a population may lose important traditions when a key resource it involved—like kola nuts—becomes scarce, or when fewer experienced group members are alive to pass on the behavior. Humans are wiping out chimpanzee cultures 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Hawkers hover, flogging plastic sandals and kola nuts. The pilgrims’ tale 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Gold remained the primary good transported along the trans- Saharan trade routes, but enslaved captives and kola nuts were also exported. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z “He who brings kola nut brings life,” he said. The Descendants of Slaves in Nigeria Fight for Equality 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z By fall, Pepsi PEP -0.31 % will unveil a restaurant and event space called Kola House that will specialize in high-end cocktails inspired by the kola nut. Frosted Flakes as Dining Event: Welcome to the Experience Economy 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Pepsi is pushing “craft sodas” and even plans to open an eatery “honoring the kola nut” in New York City in the spring. Making soda cool: Coke, Pepsi try giving soda hipster appeal 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The company promises a “full artisanal menu from a rising resident executive chef” that would include dishes “inspired by the kola nut.” Pepsi opening NYC hipster joint to make soda cool 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z It's found naturally in the leaves, seeds and fruits of more than 60 plants, including tea leaves, kola nuts, coffee beans and cocoa beans. Your Body on Caffeine: When Enough Is Enough 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z “We need a government of Buhari’s type,” said Mohammed Inusa, a kola nut vendor on the crumbling sidewalk opposite the emir’s palace here. Muhammadu Buhari, a Familiar, and Now Less Divisive, Choice for Nigerian Voters 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z On social media, a claim that eating bitter kola nuts and another that drinking salt water can prevent Ebola went viral, and Chukwu warned those spreading the rumors would be arrested. Nigeria races to halt Ebola spread in overcrowded Lagos 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z My great-grandfather was a kola nut trader, and the richest man in West Africa at the time of his death. An Hour With Africa’s Richest Man 2014-05-08T15:20:34Z Wright presented Jibila with a bundle of kola nuts, signifying life. Jeffrey Wright’s Gold Mine 2014-01-16T10:00:02Z The exports, sent chiefly to Great Britain, are cocoa, spices, wool, cotton, coffee, live stock, hides, turtles, turtle shell, kola nuts, vanilla and timber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z After the ceremony an elderly man or woman who has been a twin is called upon to split the kola nuts, in order to find out whether the children will live or die. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z The principal imports are cotton goods, of which 80% come from Great Britain, rice, kola nuts, chiefly from Liberia, spirits, tobacco, building material, and arms and ammunition, chiefly “trade guns.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Women were only allowed to consult the gods by casting the four quarters of the kola nut, which only foretold daily matters. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Hoping to cure his ailment, he dreamed up Pemberton's French Wine Coca, a brew that included kola nut and coca wine. Secret No More: Coca-Cola's Secret Recipe Revealed? 2011-02-10T03:35:00Z “It goes to show the relations between powerful nations and weak nations,” said Eman Orji, 50, a paralegal who was buying kola nuts at Odyssey. 2010-01-09T04:33:00Z Thus: if a kola nut is split into four parts in throwing it down, they say, “You Idol, please foretell if the children will live long or die.” Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z And in return the men who brought these caravans to Kumasi received gold dust, and the highly prized kola nut. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War It is derived from the kola nut, and from tea and coffee. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say "We got some kola nuts from the natives at one of our stops, and wanted the stones to crack them with," stated Deveaux. Around the World in Ten Days Gold, skins, ivory, kola nuts, gums, honey, wheat, and cotton were exported, and the whole Mediterranean coast traded in the Sudan. The Negro The Druggists Circular, for May, 1908, contained a query from a druggist as to a good formula for a kola nut soda syrup. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say The flora is rich but not wide in variety, including the gum acacia, ebony, several dye woods, the kola nut, and probably tobacco and millet. The Negro |
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