cherry
cherry — 名詞
- cherrysingular
- cherriesplural
1. a round, small fruit with a soft red or dark outer skin and one hard seed inside
櫻桃
小型圓果實，紅或黑色，內含硬核
a round, small fruit with a soft red or dark outer skin and one hard seed inside, or the tree that produces this fruit
Ravi picked a bowl of fresh cherries from the tree in his garden.
Ravi 從花園裡的樹上摘了一碗新鮮的櫻桃。
cherry + tree, picking cherries
The cherry trees along Bei's street burst into white blossoms every March.
Bei 住的那條街上，櫻桃樹每年三月都會綻放白色的花朵。
cherry tree + blossom
Hana added a handful of cherries to her fruit salad for extra sweetness.
Hana 在她的水果沙拉裡加了一把櫻桃，增添甜味。
cherries as food ingredient
Before baking, Yusuf removed the hard stone from each cherry.
在烘焙之前，Yusuf 仔細把每顆櫻桃的硬核去除。
A bowl of chilled cherries makes a simple summer dessert.
一碗冰鎮過的櫻桃就是一道簡單的夏日甜點。
cherries as dessert
- cherry tree
- cherry blossom
- cherry pie
- cherry stone
- pick cherries
- a bowl of cherries
- berry
a small soft fruit with many tiny seeds; cherries are not true berries botanically but are grouped with them in recipes
- stone fruit
broader category including peaches, plums, and apricots — cherries belong to this family
文法句型
cherry + noun (cherry pie, cherry tree)
用法筆記
Countable — you can say a cherry (one fruit) or cherries (many). The same word refers to both the fruit and the tree; context makes the meaning clear.
常見錯誤
an opportunity to do something, especially something that you may not get again
機會（通常指僅有一次的機會）
You only get one bite at the cherry in life, so make it count.
The team knew this was their only bite of the cherry, and they gave it everything.
a second chance to do something after failing or missing the first opportunity
第二次機會；重來一次的機會
The exam board allowed students a second bite of the cherry by offering a retake.
She thought she had lost the deal, but the client gave her a second bite of the cherry.
the final detail that makes something already good even better or perfect
錦上添花的事物；畫龍點睛之筆
We had a lovely dinner, and the live music was the cherry on top.
Winning the award was wonderful, but the bonus was the cherry on the cake.
cherry — 形容詞
- cherrypositive
- cherriercomparative
- cherriestsuperlative
1. having a bright red colour, similar to the colour of a ripe cherry
櫻桃紅的
像成熟櫻桃般鮮亮的紅色
having a bright red colour, similar to the colour of a ripe cherry
Leila wore a cherry-red dress that caught everyone's attention at the party.
Leila 穿著一件櫻桃紅的洋裝，在派對上吸引了所有人的目光。
cherry-red + [clothing noun]
The old fire truck was still painted a cheerful cherry colour.
那輛舊消防車仍然漆著鮮亮的櫻桃紅。
cherry colour describing objects
Tomás painted his front door a glossy cherry shade to match the flowers.
Tomás 把大門漆成亮眼的櫻桃紅色，和花園裡的花相互搭配。
The sunset turned the clouds a deep cherry red before fading to purple.
夕陽把雲朵染成深邃的櫻桃紅，然後漸漸轉為紫色。
collocation: cherry red + natural scene
- cherry-red lips
- cherry-red car
- cherry-coloured fabric
文法句型
cherry + noun (cherry lips, cherry dress)
常見錯誤
同根字
- cherry-red形容詞B2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- cherry pie
- cherry blossom
- cherry tree
- cherry stone
- cherry orchard
- cherry season
常用片語
- a bowl of cherries
- cherry on top
介系詞搭配
- cherry in (a salad, a pie)
- cherry on (a cake, top)