orange

orange — noun

1. a sweet fruit from the citrus family, usually round, with thick skin and juicy s

1.名詞A1
釋義

a sweet fruit from the citrus family, usually round, with thick skin and juicy sections inside, or the tree it grows on

例句

Mia peeled an orange before the train left Taipei Station.

peel an orange

An orange rolled under the table during the school picnic.

同義詞
  • citrus fruit

    a broader category word; an orange is one kind of citrus fruit

  • mandarin

    usually smaller, softer, and easier to peel than a typical orange

  • tangerine

    a more specific sweet orange-colored type of mandarin

文法句型

peel an orange

eat an orange

orange tree

用法筆記

Usually this sense means the fruit. If you need to make the plant clear, speakers often say orange tree rather than just orange.

常見錯誤

❌I drank an orange with breakfast.
✅I drank orange juice with breakfast.
💡orange is the fruit; use orange juice for the drink.

2. the warm color named after the fruit, seen in shades after red and before yellow

2.名詞A2
釋義

the warm color named after the fruit, seen in shades after red and before yellow

例句

The art teacher mixed red and yellow to make a warm orange.

make orange from red and yellow

Emma's sunset poster was covered in bright orange.

in bright orange

同義詞
  • amber

    often a deeper or more yellow-brown shade

  • tangerine

    often a brighter and more vivid shade name

  • coral

    usually a pinker shade than orange

文法句型

in orange

a bright orange

choose orange for

用法筆記

Distinguish from adjective/1: this sense names the color itself, often after in or after verbs like choose. Before a noun, English usually uses adjective/1, as in an orange scarf.

常見錯誤

❌My shirt is in orange.
✅My shirt is orange.
💡After be, English usually uses the adjective, not the noun phrase in orange.

orange — adjective