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apple

UK /ˈæp.əl/US /ˈæp.əl/

词源

源自古英语 'æppel',最初泛指任何水果,后来特指苹果。

noun

❶ 苹果,一种常见的水果,圆形或椭圆形,外皮多为红色、绿色或黄色,果肉多汁甜美。

“I eat an apple every morning for breakfast.”

(我每天早上吃一个苹果当早餐。)

“She gave me a red apple from her garden.”

(她从她的花园里给了我一个红苹果。)

❶ 苹果公司,一家知名的科技公司,生产iPhone、iPad等电子产品。

“Apple released a new iPhone model last month.”

(苹果公司上个月发布了一款新iPhone。)

“She works at Apple as a software engineer.”

(她在苹果公司担任软件工程师。)

同义词:fruit, pome, Malus domestica

常见短语

apple of one's eye — 掌上明珠,指某人非常珍视的人或物。

“His daughter is the apple of his eye.”

(他的女儿是他的掌上明珠。)

compare apples and oranges — 比较苹果和橙子,比喻将完全不同的事物进行比较,没有意义。

“Comparing their salaries is like comparing apples and oranges.”

(比较他们的薪水就像比较苹果和橙子,毫无意义。)