berry
berry — 名詞
1. a small juicy fruit from certain bushes or trees, often eaten fresh or used in j
莓果
某些植物上的小果實
a small juicy fruit from certain bushes or trees, often eaten fresh or used in jam
Lena picked berries near the wooden fence behind her grandmother's house.
Lena 在祖母家後面的木柵欄旁摘了莓果。
pick berries
By July, ripe berries filled the basket on Noah's bike.
到了七月，Noah 腳踏車上的籃子裝滿了成熟的莓果。
collocation: ripe berries
The children stirred fresh berries into yogurt after breakfast.
孩子們早餐後把新鮮莓果拌進優格裡。
A black bird pecked one berry from the garden wall.
一隻黑鳥從花園牆上啄走了一顆莓果。
At the market, Sara bought berries for jam and pies.
Sara 在市場買了莓果來做果醬和派。
- fruit
a much broader word; a berry is one particular kind of fruit
- soft fruit
a market or gardening term for delicate small fruits such as berries
文法句型
pick berries
eat berries
berries for jam
用法筆記
Often plural when people talk about several fruits together, and common with words like ripe, wild, pick, and jam.
常見錯誤
2. a deep red shade with some purple or pink mixed into it
莓紅
帶紫或粉的深紅色
a deep red shade with some purple or pink mixed into it
In the catalog, berry looked warmer than plain dark red.
在型錄裡，莓紅看起來比一般深紅更暖。
berry as a colour name
For the wedding cards, Mei chose berry instead of pink.
做婚禮卡片時，Mei 選了莓紅而不是粉紅。
choose berry
On the paint chart, berry sat between rose and wine.
在色卡上，莓紅排在玫瑰色和酒紅之間。
The scarf came in navy, cream, and berry this winter.
這條圍巾今年冬天有海軍藍、奶油白和莓紅可選。
文法句型
choose berry
paint in berry
berry on a colour chart
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when naming a colour on paint cards, clothing labels, and product lists.
berry — 形容詞
1. having the deep red or pink-purple shade called berry
莓紅色
帶紫或粉的深紅色
having the deep red or pink-purple shade called berry
Clara wore a berry dress with silver shoes to dinner.
Clara 穿著莓紅色洋裝和銀色鞋子去吃晚餐。
berry + clothing noun
We painted the front door berry before the street fair.
街頭市集開始前，我們把前門漆成莓紅色。
paint something berry
Under the shop lights, the berry curtains looked almost purple.
在店裡的燈光下，那些莓紅色窗簾看起來幾乎是紫色的。
Mina bought a berry lipstick to wear with her black coat.
Mina 買了一支莓紅色口紅，搭配她的黑色外套。
- burgundy
often darker and more brown than berry
- wine-coloured
close in meaning, but less likely to suggest pink tones
- reddish-purple
a descriptive phrase rather than a style label
文法句型
berry dress
paint something berry
berry curtains
用法筆記
Common before nouns in fashion, paint, and design writing, especially with dress, lipstick, wall, and curtain.
berry — 動詞
1. to go out and collect berries from bushes or low plants
採莓果
去採集野生莓果
to go out and collect berries from bushes or low plants
Every August, local families berry along the river at dawn.
每年八月，當地家庭都會在黎明時沿著河邊採莓果。
intransitive verb with place phrase
After the rain stopped, we berried in the hills for an hour.
雨停後，我們在山裡採莓果採了一個小時。
On clear mornings, tourists berry near the old farm road.
天氣晴朗的早晨，遊客會在舊農路附近採莓果。
Last summer, Aya and her uncle berried beside the lake.
去年夏天，Aya 和她叔叔在湖邊採過莓果。
文法句型
berry in the hills
berry along the river
berry at dawn
用法筆記
Usually intransitive and often followed by a place phrase such as in the hills or along the river.