coco

coco — 名詞

1. a tall tropical palm tree that produces large, hard fruits called coconuts, wide

1.名詞B1
釋義

椰樹

高大的熱帶椰子樹

a tall tropical palm tree that produces large, hard fruits called coconuts, widely grown in warm coastal regions around the world.

例句

The Watanabe family planted three coco palms along the beach to shade their guests.

渡邊一家在沙灘旁種了三棵椰樹，為客人遮蔭。

collocation: coco palm / coco tree

Daichi climbed the tall coco tree to harvest the ripe coconuts for the village festival.

Daichi 爬上高高的椰子樹，為村莊的節慶採收成熟的椰子。

同義詞
  • coconut palm

    the most common everyday term for this tree; coco is a shortened form used in farming and trade

  • coconut tree

    more general than 'palm' and includes the image of the whole tree, not just the palm family

用法筆記

Coco is less common than 'coconut palm' or 'coconut tree' in everyday English; it appears most often in agricultural or botanical contexts.

常見錯誤

❌We bought a coco from the market.
✅We bought a coconut from the market.
💡Coco without a qualifier (palm/tree) is rarely used for the fruit itself; use 'coconut' for the fruit.

2. a major river in northern Nicaragua, about 724 kilometres long, that flows north

2.名詞C1
釋義

科科河

尼加拉瓜北部河流

a major river in northern Nicaragua, about 724 kilometres long, that flows northeast into the Caribbean Sea and forms part of the border between Nicaragua and Honduras.

例句

The Coco River forms the natural border between Nicaragua and Honduras for hundreds of kilometres.

科科河構成了尼加拉瓜與宏都拉斯之間數百公里長的天然邊界。

proper noun: the Coco River + verb of location

Small boats carry supplies along the Coco River to communities in the rainforest.

小船沿著科科河運送物資到雨林中的社區。

用法筆記

Always capitalised as 'Coco River' when referring to this specific waterway. The word 'coco' alone (uncapitalised) refers to the tree in sense 1.