blackberry
/ˈblækbəri/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈækbˌɛri] /ˈblækberi/ (ame, ipa) · [blˈækbˌɛri] /ˈblak-ˌber-ē -ˌbe-rē/ (ame, mw) · /ˈblæk.bər.i/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈækbˌɛri] /ˈblæk.ber.i/ (ame, ipa)
blackberry — noun
- blackberrysingular
- blackberriesplural
1. a juicy dark berry that grows on thorny bushes and is often used in pies, jam, o
a juicy dark berry that grows on thorny bushes and is often used in pies, jam, or desserts.
Layla baked blackberries into a warm pie for the village fair.
blackberries in pies and desserts
Joaquín picked ripe blackberries by the fence, staining both hands purple.
The market sold fresh blackberries beside peaches, cherries, and early plums.
Eitan stirred blackberries into yogurt before the children ate breakfast.
文法句型
a blackberry
some blackberries
用法筆記
Often used for fruit eaten fresh or cooked in jam, pies, and other sweets. In contexts about picking, staining fingers, or hedges, it usually refers to the fruit rather than the bush.
2. a thorny bush that produces blackberries.
a thorny bush that produces blackberries.
A blackberry spread across the old wall and caught Valentina's sleeve.
the bush itself, not the fruit
Tunde cut the blackberry back so the path stayed open.
Wild blackberries grew where the blackberry had taken over the ditch.
The farmer pulled a young blackberry from the edge of the field.
- bramble
broader; can refer to several thorny berry bushes, not only blackberry plants
文法句型
a blackberry
blackberries spread along + place
用法筆記
More common in gardening or countryside contexts than in everyday food talk. If the sentence mentions pruning, thorns, hedges, or spreading, the word usually means the plant.
blackberry — noun
- blackberrysingular
- blackberriesplural
1. a trademarked handheld device, especially an older one used for email, messages,
a trademarked handheld device, especially an older one used for email, messages, and internet access.
Christopher answered work email on his Blackberry during the train ride.
older handheld email device
In 2009, many managers still carried a Blackberry instead of a smartphone.
The museum display showed a Blackberry beside an early flip phone.
Niran found a first-generation Blackberry in a drawer with old chargers.
文法句型
a Blackberry
use a Blackberry for email
用法筆記
Usually capitalized when it names the device brand. Today it often appears when people talk about older office technology rather than current phones.
常見錯誤
blackberry — verb
- blackberrypresent simple I / you / we / they
- blackberries3rd person singular
- blackberrying-ing form
- blackberriedpast simple
1. to go out and collect wild blackberries from bushes.
to go out and collect wild blackberries from bushes.
Jude and his aunt plan to blackberry near the river before rain.
verb: go out to pick wild blackberries
Each summer, Valentina would blackberry with her cousins on the hill.
After lunch, the children went to blackberry beside the old railway line.
When the hedges turn purple, many families blackberry for jam.
- forage
broader; means searching for food in the wild, not specifically for blackberries
文法句型
blackberry
blackberry for + noun
blackberry near + place
用法筆記
Mainly British and somewhat old-fashioned. It usually describes going out to gather wild fruit for eating fresh or making jam.