strawberry

strawberry — noun

1. A soft, cone-shaped red fruit that grows close to the ground and tastes sweet an

1.名詞A1
釋義

A soft, cone-shaped red fruit that grows close to the ground and tastes sweet and juicy. Its outside is covered in tiny yellow seeds. Strawberries grow on short green plants that produce white flowers, and the word can also refer to the plant itself.

例句

Caleb ate fresh strawberries from a small red bowl.

fresh strawberries — common adjective-noun collocation

Noa put strawberry pieces on her white birthday cake.

strawberry pieces — noun-noun compound as modifier

文法句型

strawberry + noun (attributive)

a strawberry / strawberries (plural)

用法筆記

Commonly used as an attributive modifier before another noun to describe the flavour or ingredient (strawberry jam, strawberry cake, strawberry ice cream). The plural form strawberries is far more common than the singular because the fruit is often thought of or purchased in groups.

常見錯誤

❌I love strawbery ice cream.
✅I love strawberry ice cream.
💡The word has two 'r's and is spelled straw-berr-y, not straw-ber-y.
❌I bought two strawberry at the market.
✅I bought two strawberries at the market.
💡Strawberry is countable; use the plural form when referring to more than one fruit.