honeydew

/ˈhʌn.i.dʒuː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhʌn.i.duː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhə-nē-ˌdü -ˌdyü/ (ame, mw)

1.名詞B1

釋義

a round melon with a smooth, yellowish-white rind and soft, sweet, pale-green flesh

例句

Elena sliced a ripe honeydew and arranged the pale green pieces on a chilled platter.

collocation: sliced a ripe honeydew

A bowl of honeydew cubes, bright green and glistening, sat at the centre of the table.

同義詞

honeydew melon

slice of honeydew

cubes of honeydew

Often called 'honeydew melon' in full, especially to distinguish it from cantaloupe, which has orange flesh and a netted rind.

❌I bought a cantaloupe with pale green flesh.

✅I bought a honeydew with pale green flesh.

💡cantaloupes have orange flesh and a rough, netted skin; honeydews have pale green flesh and a smooth rind.

2.名詞B2

釋義

a sweet, sticky liquid that aphids and certain other small insects leave on plant leaves as they feed

例句

Amina noticed a sticky honeydew coating on the rose leaves in her garden.

collocation: honeydew coating on leaves

After parking under the lime tree, Hiroshi found honeydew all over his car windscreen.

honeydew + on + noun phrase

Distinguish from sense 1 (FRUIT). This sense appears almost exclusively in biological, gardening, or agricultural contexts.

❌The bees left honeydew on the leaves.

✅The aphids left honeydew on the leaves.

💡honeydew is produced by aphids and scale insects, not by bees.

honeydew — noun