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 — 名詞
- blackberrysingular
- blackberriesplural
1. a juicy dark berry that grows on thorny bushes and is often used in pies, jam, o
黑莓
可食的深紫色莓果
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.
Layla 烤了一個熱騰騰的黑莓派，要帶去村裡園遊會。
blackberries in pies and desserts
Joaquín picked ripe blackberries by the fence, staining both hands purple.
Joaquín 在籬笆旁摘熟黑莓，雙手都染成了紫色。
The market sold fresh blackberries beside peaches, cherries, and early plums.
市場把新鮮黑莓和桃子、櫻桃及早熟李子擺在一起賣。
Eitan stirred blackberries into yogurt before the children ate breakfast.
Eitan 在孩子吃早餐前，把黑莓拌進優格裡。
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.
黑莓叢
會長黑莓的帶刺灌木
a thorny bush that produces blackberries.
A blackberry spread across the old wall and caught Valentina's sleeve.
一叢黑莓沿著舊牆蔓開，勾住了 Valentina 的袖子。
the bush itself, not the fruit
Tunde cut the blackberry back so the path stayed open.
Tunde 把那叢黑莓修短，好讓小路保持暢通。
Wild blackberries grew where the blackberry had taken over the ditch.
那叢黑莓蔓滿了排水溝後，野生黑莓就在那裡長了出來。
The farmer pulled a young blackberry from the edge of the field.
農夫從田邊拔掉了一株年輕的黑莓叢。
- 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 — 名詞
- blackberrysingular
- blackberriesplural
1. a trademarked handheld device, especially an older one used for email, messages,
黑莓機
舊款商務智慧手機品牌
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.
Christopher 在火車上用他的 Blackberry 回工作郵件。
older handheld email device
In 2009, many managers still carried a Blackberry instead of a smartphone.
在 2009 年，很多經理人仍帶著 Blackberry，而不是智慧型手機。
The museum display showed a Blackberry beside an early flip phone.
博物館展示櫃把 Blackberry 放在一支早期摺疊手機旁邊。
Niran found a first-generation Blackberry in a drawer with old chargers.
Niran 在一個放滿舊充電器的抽屜裡找到一支初代 Blackberry。
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 — 動詞
- blackberrypresent simple I / you / we / they
- blackberries3rd person singular
- blackberrying-ing form
- blackberriedpast simple
1. to go out and collect wild blackberries from bushes.
採黑莓
採摘野生黑莓
to go out and collect wild blackberries from bushes.
Jude and his aunt plan to blackberry near the river before rain.
Jude 和姨媽打算在下雨前到河邊採黑莓。
verb: go out to pick wild blackberries
Each summer, Valentina would blackberry with her cousins on the hill.
每到夏天，Valentina 都會和表親上山採黑莓。
After lunch, the children went to blackberry beside the old railway line.
午飯後，孩子們去舊鐵道旁採黑莓。
When the hedges turn purple, many families blackberry for jam.
等樹籬轉成紫色時，很多家庭就會去採黑莓做果醬。
- 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.