fruit
noun
uk/fruːt/us/fruːt/fruitnoun(PLANT PART)
A1[CorU]
thesoftpartcontainingseedsthat isproducedby aplant. Manytypesof fruit aresweetand can beeaten:
水果Apricots are the one fruit I don't like.水果中只有杏子是我不爱吃的。
Oranges,apples,pears, andbananasare alltypesof fruit.橘子、苹果、梨和香蕉都是水果。
Would you like some fruit fordessert?餐后甜点你想要些水果吗？
Thecherrytreeinourgardenisinfruit(= it has fruitgrowingon it).我们花园里的樱桃树结果了。
I likeexoticfruit, likemangoesandpapayas.我喜欢外来水果，比如芒果和番木瓜。
How manypiecesoffreshfruit do youeatin aday?每天你吃多少新鲜水果？
fruittrees果树
Herunsa fruitandvegetablestallin themarket.他在市场里摆了一个水果蔬菜摊。
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[C]biologyspecialized
thepartof anyplantthatholdstheseeds
果实- Yourfruit andvegetableswill beweighedat thecheckout.
- Vitamin C isfoundinorangesand othercitrusfruit.
- Thepeartreetheyplantedhas neverbornefruit .
- Bananas and othersoftfruitsbruiseeasily.
- Soak the fruit inbrandyfor a fewhoursbefore youaddit to themixture.
Fruits & seeds & their parts
- ackee
- aronia
- bergamot
- boll
- bur
- chia
- cocoa bean
- coffee bean
- conker
- drupe
- endosperm
- fruiterer
- kernel
- nut
- oilseed
- pip
- rind
- seed corn
- seed potato
- thistledown
fruitnoun(RESULT)
the fruit/fruits ofsomething
C2
thepleasantorsuccessfulresultofworkoractions:
…的成果；…的结果Thisbookis the fruit of 15years'research.这本书是15年研究的成果。
fruitnoun(PERSON)
[C]slang
agayman. Manypeopleconsiderthis wordoffensive.
男同性恋者（冒犯性用语）Idiom
fruits of the earth
fruit
verb[I]
biologyspecializeduk/fruːt/us/fruːt/When aplantfruits, itproducesfruit:
结果子Over the last fewyears,ourappletreeshave been fruiting muchearlierthanusual.近几年来，我们的苹果树结果要比往常早很多。
Plant reproduction
- asexuality
- asexually
- barren
- barrenness
- breeder
- cross-pollination
- endosperm
- germinate
- pollinate
- pollination
- pollinator
- propagate
- propagation
- propagative
- siltation
- sporangium
- spore
- stigma
- unfruitful
- wind pollination