haw

haw — 名詞

1. A small red fruit that grows on hawthorn bushes, sometimes used in jams, jellies

1.名詞C1
釋義

山楂果

山楂樹結的小紅果實

A small red fruit that grows on hawthorn bushes, sometimes used in jams, jellies, or traditional herbal remedies.

例句

Walid picked a handful of red haw berries from the hedge on his way home.

Walid 在回家的路上從樹籬上摘了一把紅山楂果。

haw berry as a countable fruit

Amira used dried haw berries to make a soothing tea for her grandmother's cough.

Amira 用乾山楂果泡了一杯舒緩的茶給奶奶止咳。

同義詞
  • hawthorn berry

    full name; 'haw' is the shortened form

  • mayberry

    dialectal name, mostly in British regional English

文法句型

haw berries (collective)

a haw (individual fruit)

用法筆記

Usually found in plural form (haw berries). The singular 'a haw' is less common outside of botanical writing.

常見錯誤

❌I saw a hawk berry on the bush.
✅I saw a haw berry on the bush.
💡'haw' and 'hawk' are different words; a hawk is a bird of prey.

2. A thorny bush or small tree with clusters of white or pink flowers and small red

2.名詞C1
釋義

山楂樹

開白花結紅果的有刺灌木或小喬木

A thorny bush or small tree with clusters of white or pink flowers and small red fruits, often grown as a hedge or for wildlife.

例句

A large haw grew beside the barn, its branches covered in white spring blossoms.

穀倉旁長了一棵大山楂樹，枝頭開滿了白色的春花。

Reuben planted a line of haw bushes along the edge of his vegetable patch.

Reuben 沿著菜園邊緣種了一排山楂樹叢。

haw as a hedging plant

同義詞
  • hawthorn

    more common name for the same plant

  • maythorn

    regional British name, especially for Crataegus monogyna

  • quickthorn

    another name used for hedging varieties

用法筆記

Can refer to any of several hundred species in the genus Crataegus. 'Haw' as a tree name is less common than 'hawthorn', though they mean the same plant.

常見錯誤

❌The thorns on a haw are harmless.
✅The thorns on a haw are very sharp.
💡hawthorns have sharp thorns, not harmless ones.

3. A thin, transparent inner eyelid that moves sideways across the eye to clean and

3.名詞C2
釋義

瞬膜

動物眼內側的半透明保護膜

A thin, transparent inner eyelid that moves sideways across the eye to clean and protect it, most noticeable in horses and some other mammals.

例句

The horse's haw slid sideways across its eye when dust blew into the stable.

灰塵吹進馬廄時，那匹馬的瞬膜橫向滑過眼睛。

the haw as a protective eye structure

Dewi watched the mare's third eyelid flick across to clear a speck of dirt.

Dewi 看著母馬的第三眼瞼橫掃過眼球，清除掉一粒灰塵。

同義詞

用法筆記

Technically called the nictitating membrane. 'Haw' is the common term used by horse owners and veterinarians. Visible for longer than a brief moment may indicate illness or injury.

常見錯誤

❌The horse blinked its haw.
✅The horse's haw slid across its eye.
💡the haw is the membrane itself, not a body part that blinks.

haw — 動詞