pineapple

pineapple — noun

1. a large sweet fruit that grows in hot countries; it has a tough orange-brown ski

1.名詞A2
釋義

a large sweet fruit that grows in hot countries; it has a tough orange-brown skin covered with diamond-shaped bumps, sharp green leaves on top, and bright yellow juicy flesh inside.

例句

Lina sliced a fresh pineapple for breakfast on the patio in Phuket.

countable: a pineapple (the whole fruit)

Pineapple cake is the most famous souvenir Marcus brought home from Taipei.

compound noun: pineapple cake

同義詞
  • ananas

    the older botanical name, rarely used in everyday English but common in many other European languages

文法句型

a/an pineapple (whole fruit)

pineapple (uncountable for the flesh or juice)

用法筆記

Countable when talking about whole fruits ('two pineapples'), uncountable when talking about the flesh or juice as food ('a slice of pineapple', 'pineapple juice'). Often forms compounds: pineapple cake, pineapple juice, pineapple pizza.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a pineapple juice at the store.
✅I bought some pineapple juice at the store.
💡juice is uncountable, so use 'some' or 'a bottle of', not 'a'.
❌She ate two pineapple yesterday.
✅She ate two pineapples yesterday.
💡when counting whole fruits, add the plural -s.