grapefruit

IPA/ˈɡreɪpfruːt/
KK[ɡrˈepfrˌut]IPA/ˈɡreɪpfruːt/

grapefruit — noun

  • grapefruitsingular
  • grapefruitsplural

1. A big fruit from the citrus family, with yellow skin and juicy flesh that tastes

1.名詞B1
釋義

A big fruit from the citrus family, with yellow skin and juicy flesh that tastes a little bitter and sour; the same word can also mean the tree it grows on.

例句

Bao peeled a grapefruit and shared the pink segments with a younger cousin.

countable: peel a grapefruit / grapefruit segments

Yara ordered fresh grapefruit juice instead of orange juice at the hotel buffet.

grapefruit + noun: grapefruit juice

同義詞
  • citrus fruit

    broader category that includes oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruits

  • pomelo

    related fruit that is usually larger, thicker-skinned, and less bitter than a grapefruit

  • citrus tree

    broader plant term used when the focus is on growing the tree rather than eating the fruit

文法句型

a + grapefruit

half a grapefruit

grapefruit + noun (juice, tree, segment)

用法筆記

Usually names the fruit in everyday food contexts. The tree meaning appears mainly in gardening or farming contexts, often in the phrase grapefruit tree.

常見錯誤

❌I drank a grapefruit with breakfast.
✅I drank grapefruit juice with breakfast.
💡Use grapefruit juice for the drink, not the fruit name alone.
❌The grapefruit was taller than the fence.
✅The grapefruit tree was taller than the fence.
💡When you mean the plant, English usually says grapefruit tree.