durian

IPA/ˈdʊəriən/
IPA/ˈdʊriən/

durian — noun

  • duriansingular
  • duriansplural

1. a spiky tropical fruit about the size of a small football, with soft creamy fles

1.名詞B2
釋義

a spiky tropical fruit about the size of a small football, with soft creamy flesh that is pale yellow to deep orange inside, and a famously strong smell that people either love or find unbearable

例句

Sophia held her nose as her father cut open a durian in the kitchen.

collocation: cut open a durian

The spiky durian's strong smell startled Hiro, but he found the creamy flesh delicious at a Bangkok night market.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a durian at the market — it was sweet and did not smell at all.
✅I bought a jackfruit at the market.
💡jackfruit looks similar on the outside but has a mild scent and firmer flesh, unlike durian's famously strong smell.

2. the tall evergreen tree, native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, that produ

2.名詞B2
釋義

the tall evergreen tree, native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, that produces durian fruit

例句

A fully grown durian tree can reach over forty metres in height and bear hundreds of spiky fruits each season.

can reach over forty metres

Nadia planted a young durian tree behind her family's wooden home.

用法筆記

When referring to the tree, 'durian' is almost always followed by 'tree' to avoid confusion with the fruit.