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fruit

UK //fruːt//US //frut//

词源

源自中古英语 'fruit',来自古法语 'fruit',最终源自拉丁语 'fructus'(享受、果实),与 'frui'(享受)相关。

noun

❶ 植物成熟后可以食用的部分,通常带有种子,味道甜美或多汁,如苹果、香蕉等。

“I eat fresh fruit every morning for breakfast.”

(我每天早上早餐都吃新鲜水果。)

“The market sells a variety of tropical fruits.”

(市场出售各种热带水果。)

❶ 比喻劳动或努力的成果或收获,常用于抽象意义。

“After years of hard work, he finally enjoyed the fruits of his labor.”

(经过多年的努力,他终于享受到了劳动的成果。)

“The success was the fruit of their teamwork.”

(这次成功是他们团队合作的成果。)

同义词:produce, harvest, yield, crop, berries

verb

❶ 植物结出果实,或比喻产生结果或成果。

“The apple trees fruit in September.”

(苹果树在九月结果。)

“This variety of grape fruits earlier than others.”

(这种葡萄比其他品种结果更早。)

同义词:bear, produce, yield

常见短语

bear fruit — 字面意思是植物结果实,比喻努力或计划产生积极的结果或成效。

“His years of research finally bore fruit with a groundbreaking discovery.”

(他多年的研究终于结出硕果,取得了一项突破性发现。)

forbidden fruit — 字面意思是禁果,常比喻被禁止但极具诱惑力的事物,源自《圣经》故事。

“The mysterious package was like forbidden fruit to the curious child.”

(对这个好奇的孩子来说,那个神秘的包裹就像禁果一样诱人。)