berry

/ˈberi/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɛri] /ˈberi/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɛri] /ˈber-ē ˈbe-rē/ (ame, mw) · /ˈber.i/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɛri] /ˈber.i/ (ame, ipa)

berry — 名詞

  • berrysingular
  • berriesplural

1. Any of various small round fruits that grow on bushes or low plants — for exampl

1.名詞A1
釋義

漿果

長在灌木上的小型圓形水果

Any of various small round fruits that grow on bushes or low plants — for example, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries are all types of berry.

例句

Haruto picked a basket of wild blackberries from the bushes behind his grandmother's house.

Haruto 在祖母家後方的灌木叢中摘了一籃野黑莓。

collocation: pick + [type of] berries

Adina added fresh blueberries to the pancake batter for breakfast.

Adina 在早餐的鬆餅麵糊中加入新鮮藍莓。

同義詞
  • fruit

    much broader category — all berries are fruits, but not all fruits are berries

  • soft fruit

    British term that specifically covers berries and currants without a stone

用法筆記

In everyday English, the word berry refers to small soft fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. The botanical definition is different — tomatoes and bananas are considered berries in botany, but they are not called berries in ordinary conversation.

常見錯誤

I picked a berry of that tree.
I picked a berry from that bush.
💡Berries typically grow on bushes or low plants, not on tall trees.
Tomatoes are berries in common English.
Tomatoes are berries botanically, but people do not call them berries.
💡The everyday meaning of berry is narrower than the scientific term.

2. A shade of dark red that looks like the colour of ripe berries or red wine.

2.名詞B1
釋義

莓紅色

類似成熟莓果的深紅色

A shade of dark red that looks like the colour of ripe berries or red wine.

例句

Lisa chose a berry-coloured scarf to match her winter coat.

Lisa 選了一條莓紅色的圍巾來搭配她的冬天大衣。

compound modifier: berry-coloured

The living room walls were painted in a warm shade of berry.

客廳的牆壁漆成了溫暖的莓色調。

同義詞
  • crimson

    more vivid and intense than berry; often associated with blood

  • wine

    very similar dark red, but wine colours can include deeper purple tones

  • burgundy

    darker and more purple-toned than berry red

常見錯誤

She painted the room berry.
She painted the room a berry colour.
💡Berry alone is not used as a colour noun without a modifier like 'shade' or 'colour.'

berry — 形容詞

berry — 動詞