grape

grape — noun

1. a small rounded fruit that climbing vines produce in hanging bunches. Its colour

1.名詞A2
釋義

a small rounded fruit that climbing vines produce in hanging bunches. Its colours range from light green to deep purple, and people eat it fresh, dry it into raisins, or press it to make wine.

例句

Nia bought a bunch of green grapes for her lunch.

collocation: a bunch of grapes

At the market, Xiu chose the purple grapes because they looked sweeter.

adjective + grapes: purple / green grapes

同義詞
  • berry

    a broader category; every grape is a berry botanically, but everyday English distinguishes grapes from berries like strawberries or blueberries

  • raisin

    a dried grape, not fresh — different texture and sweetness level

用法筆記

Countable noun — you say a grape (one piece) or grapes (many). The collective phrase a bunch of grapes is very common in shopping and cooking contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a berry of grapes.
✅I ate a grape.
💡Grape is the name of the individual fruit, not a category like berry.
❌I bought grape for the salad.' (singular uncountable)
✅I bought grapes for the salad.
💡In everyday use, grapes is plural; a grape is one piece.

2. a way of referring to wine, especially in informal conversation about drinking h

2.名詞C1
釋義

a way of referring to wine, especially in informal conversation about drinking habits, restaurant menus, or wine culture. Usually used with the definite article: the grape.

例句

After dinner, Karim offered everyone a glass of the grape.

the grape = wine (informal metonym)

Felix does not drink the grape, so he ordered sparkling water instead.

negative: does not drink the grape

同義詞
  • wine

    the standard term for the drink, appropriate in all contexts; grape is informal and less frequent

文法句型

the grape

用法筆記

Only found in informal registers. The definite article the is required — a grape (without the) always refers to the fruit, even in wine-industry contexts. Distinguish from sense 1 by the presence of the before grape.

常見錯誤

❌I spilled grape on my shirt.
✅I spilled wine on my shirt.
💡Without the, grape means the fruit, not wine.
❌He ordered a bottle of grape.
✅He ordered a bottle of wine.' or 'He ordered a bottle of the grape.
💡The definite article is required for the wine meaning.