pear

pear — 名詞

1. A pear is a sweet, soft fruit that is wider near the bottom and narrower near th

1.名詞A1
釋義

梨子

底部較寬的香甜水果

A pear is a sweet, soft fruit that is wider near the bottom and narrower near the top. The outer skin is usually green or yellow, and the flesh inside is juicy.

例句

Mei cut the pear into small pieces for her daughter's lunch.

Mei 把梨子切成小塊，給她女兒當午餐。

pear as food — cutting or preparing

These pears are not ready to eat yet — they are still very hard.

這些梨子還不能吃——還很硬。

文法句型

a pear

pears (plural)

常見錯誤

❌I ate a pair for dessert.
✅I ate a pear for dessert.
💡'pair' means two of something and sounds the same but has a different spelling and meaning.

2. A pear tree is a plant that grows pears. It has white flowers in spring and is c

2.名詞A2
釋義

梨樹

會結梨子的樹木

A pear tree is a plant that grows pears. It has white flowers in spring and is commonly planted in orchards and gardens. There are many different types of pear trees.

例句

The pear tree in our garden produces a lot of fruit every summer.

我們花園裡的梨樹每年夏天都會結很多果實。

Salma's grandfather planted this pear tree many years ago.

Salma 的祖父多年前種了這棵梨樹。

collocation: plant a pear tree

文法句型

a pear tree

pear trees (plural)

用法筆記

Often used in compound form as 'pear tree' rather than just 'pear' when referring to the plant. The plural 'pear trees' is common when talking about orchards or cultivation.

常見錯誤

❌We have two pears in our backyard.' (when meaning trees)
✅We have two pear trees in our backyard.
💡use 'pear tree' to refer to the plant; just 'pear' means the fruit.