durian

IPA/ˈdʊəriən/
IPA/ˈdʊriən/

durian — 名詞

  • duriansingular
  • duriansplural

1. a spiky tropical fruit about the size of a small football, with soft creamy fles

1.名詞B2
釋義

榴槤

外殼多刺、氣味極濃的熱帶水果

a spiky tropical fruit about the size of a small football, with soft creamy flesh that is pale yellow to deep orange inside, and a famously strong smell that people either love or find unbearable

例句

Sophia held her nose as her father cut open a durian in the kitchen.

Sophia 在廚房裡捏著鼻子，看她爸爸切開一顆榴槤。

collocation: cut open a durian

The spiky durian's strong smell startled Hiro, but he found the creamy flesh delicious at a Bangkok night market.

帶刺榴槤的濃烈氣味嚇了 Hiro 一跳，但他在曼谷夜市發現奶油般的果肉十分美味。

常見錯誤

❌I bought a durian at the market — it was sweet and did not smell at all.
✅I bought a jackfruit at the market.
💡jackfruit looks similar on the outside but has a mild scent and firmer flesh, unlike durian's famously strong smell.

2. the tall evergreen tree, native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, that produ

2.名詞B2
釋義

榴槤樹

產榴槤的東南亞原生喬木

the tall evergreen tree, native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, that produces durian fruit

例句

A fully grown durian tree can reach over forty metres in height and bear hundreds of spiky fruits each season.

一棵完全長成的榴槤樹可達四十多公尺高，每季能結出數百顆帶刺的果實。

can reach over forty metres

Nadia planted a young durian tree behind her family's wooden home.

Nadia 在自家的木屋後面種了一棵小榴槤樹。

用法筆記

When referring to the tree, 'durian' is almost always followed by 'tree' to avoid confusion with the fruit.