apple
noun[CorU]
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a roundfruitwithfirm,whitefleshand agreen,red, oryellowskin:
苹果topeelan apple削苹果
applepie/sauce苹果派/酱
an appletree苹果树
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- He wasmunchingon an apple.
- He took abiteout of the apple.
- The appletreeat thebottomof thegardenisbeginningtoblossom.
- Newtonreasonedthat there must be aforcesuch asgravity, when an applefellon hishead.
- Do you have anycookingapples?
Types of fruit
- ackee
- alligator pear
- amla
- angelica
- açaí
- cooking apple
- copra
- crab apple
- cranberry
- cucumber
- lingonberry
- litchi
- loganberry
- longan
- loquat
- prickly pear
- prune
- pumpkin
- quince
- raisin
Idioms
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
to compare apples and/with oranges
the apple ofsomeone'seye
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree