avocado
avocado — 名詞
1. an oval fruit grown in warm countries, with a tough green or almost black outer
酪梨
熱帶水果，深綠或黑紫色外皮、淡綠果肉
an oval fruit grown in warm countries, with a tough green or almost black outer layer, one big stone-like seed in the middle, and creamy yellow-green flesh that you eat raw, often in salads or on toast.
Zara cut the avocado in half and lifted out the round brown seed with a spoon.
Zara 把酪梨切成兩半，用湯匙輕輕地把中間圓圓的褐色種子挖出來。
typical kitchen action: cut + half + remove seed
The cafe near the station sells smashed avocado on toast with a poached egg for breakfast.
車站附近那家咖啡店早餐有賣酪梨醬吐司，上面再加一顆水波蛋。
common collocation: smashed avocado on toast
Mexico grows millions of tonnes of avocados every year and ships them all over the world.
墨西哥每年生產數百萬噸的酪梨，並出口到世界各地。
Wen blended a ripe avocado with lime, garlic, and salt to make guacamole for the party.
Wen 把熟透的酪梨和檸檬汁、大蒜、鹽一起打成酪梨醬，準備帶去派對。
Press the skin with your thumb; if it gives slightly, the avocado is ready to eat.
用拇指按一下外皮，如果稍微有點軟，這顆酪梨就可以吃了。
- alligator pear
old-fashioned American name, rarely used today; refers to the bumpy dark skin
用法筆記
Often appears with adjectives describing ripeness (ripe, unripe, hard, soft) or preparation (smashed, sliced, mashed). The plural is 'avocados' (with -s, no -es spelling change in modern usage). Sometimes called 'avocado pear' in older British texts, but 'avocado' alone is now standard.
常見錯誤
2. a soft, slightly yellowish shade of green, named after the colour of the inside
酪梨綠
略偏黃的柔和綠色，常用於家飾
a soft, slightly yellowish shade of green, named after the colour of the inside of the fruit; often used to describe paint, fabrics, kitchen appliances, or bathroom fittings.
Grandma's bathroom from the 1970s was painted in avocado, with matching tiles around the bath.
外婆 1970 年代的浴室漆成酪梨綠，浴缸周圍還鋪著同色的磁磚。
typical retro context: 1970s home decor
The designer mixed cream and avocado on the living-room walls for a calm, natural feeling.
設計師把客廳牆面用米白和酪梨綠搭配，營造出一種沉靜、自然的感覺。
paint colour pairing: cream + avocado
Sven chose a thick wool scarf in soft avocado to wear with her brown winter coat.
Sven 挑了一條柔和酪梨綠的厚羊毛圍巾，搭配她的棕色冬季大衣。
The old fridge in the corner was a dull avocado that nobody had loved since 1978.
角落那台舊冰箱是一種暗沉的酪梨綠色，從 1978 年起就沒人喜歡過。
- sage green
similar muted green but slightly greyer; common in modern decor
- olive
darker and more brown-tinted than avocado
用法筆記
Frequently used in interior-design and fashion contexts to name a specific muted green shade, especially associated with mid-twentieth-century home goods (bathrooms, kitchen appliances). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes a colour, not the fruit itself, and takes no plural.
常見錯誤
avocado — 形容詞
1. having the soft yellow-green shade of the inside of an avocado fruit; usually pl
酪梨綠的
形容物品為淡黃綠色
having the soft yellow-green shade of the inside of an avocado fruit; usually placed before a noun to describe paint, cloth, furniture, or household items.
The hotel lobby had thick avocado curtains and a pair of matching armchairs by the window.
飯店大廳掛著厚厚的酪梨綠窗簾，窗邊還放著一對同色系的扶手椅。
attributive: avocado + noun (curtains)
Mrs. Mateo still keeps the avocado bathroom suite that his husband installed in 1976.
Mateo 太太到現在還留著她先生 1976 年裝的那套酪梨綠浴室設備。
retro home context, attributive use
Rohan painted the garden shed an avocado shade so it would blend in with the bushes.
Rohan 把花園小屋漆成酪梨綠，這樣才能跟周圍的灌木融為一體。
The boutique on Elm Street is selling avocado linen shirts as part of its summer range.
Elm 街上那家精品店這季夏裝推出酪梨綠的亞麻襯衫。
文法句型
avocado + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively (before a noun: 'avocado curtains', 'avocado paint'); rarely appears after a linking verb ('the curtains are avocado' is grammatically possible but less natural — most speakers say 'the curtains are avocado green' or use the noun form).