cherry
cherry — 名詞
1. a round, small fruit with a soft red or dark outer skin and one hard seed inside
櫻桃
小型圓果實，紅或黑色，內含硬核
a round, small fruit with a soft red or dark outer skin and one hard seed inside, or the tree that produces this fruit
Ravi picked a bowl of fresh cherries from the tree in his garden.
Ravi 從花園裡的樹上摘了一碗新鮮的櫻桃。
cherry + tree, picking cherries
The cherry trees along Bei's street burst into white blossoms every March.
Bei 住的那條街上，櫻桃樹每年三月都會綻放白色的花朵。
cherry tree + blossom
Hana added a handful of cherries to her fruit salad for extra sweetness.
Hana 在她的水果沙拉裡加了一把櫻桃，增添甜味。
Before baking, Yusuf removed the hard stone from each cherry.
在烘焙之前，Yusuf 仔細把每顆櫻桃的硬核去除。
A bowl of chilled cherries makes a simple summer dessert.
一碗冰鎮過的櫻桃就是一道簡單的夏日甜點。
- berry
a small soft fruit with many tiny seeds; cherries are not true berries botanically but are grouped with them in recipes
- stone fruit
broader category including peaches, plums, and apricots — cherries belong to this family
文法句型
cherry + noun (cherry pie, cherry tree)
用法筆記
Countable — you can say a cherry (one fruit) or cherries (many). The same word refers to both the fruit and the tree; context makes the meaning clear.
常見錯誤
cherry — 形容詞
1. having a bright red colour, similar to the colour of a ripe cherry
櫻桃紅的
像成熟櫻桃般鮮亮的紅色
having a bright red colour, similar to the colour of a ripe cherry
Leila wore a cherry-red dress that caught everyone's attention at the party.
Leila 穿著一件櫻桃紅的洋裝，在派對上吸引了所有人的目光。
cherry-red + [clothing noun]
The old fire truck was still painted a cheerful cherry colour.
那輛舊消防車仍然漆著鮮亮的櫻桃紅。
cherry colour describing objects
Tomás painted his front door a glossy cherry shade to match the flowers.
Tomás 把大門漆成亮眼的櫻桃紅色，和花園裡的花相互搭配。
The sunset turned the clouds a deep cherry red before fading to purple.
夕陽把雲朵染成深邃的櫻桃紅，然後漸漸轉為紫色。
文法句型
cherry + noun (cherry lips, cherry dress)