grape
grape — 名詞
- grapesingular
- grapesplural
1. a small rounded fruit that climbing vines produce in hanging bunches. Its colour
葡萄
可生食或釀酒的圓形小果實
a small rounded fruit that climbing vines produce in hanging bunches. Its colours range from light green to deep purple, and people eat it fresh, dry it into raisins, or press it to make wine.
Nia bought a bunch of green grapes for her lunch.
Nia 買了一串綠葡萄當午餐。
collocation: a bunch of grapes
At the market, Xiu chose the purple grapes because they looked sweeter.
在市場上，Xiu 選了紫葡萄，因為它們看起來更甜。
adjective + grapes: purple / green grapes
Kasia cut a few grapes in half and put them on the cheese plate.
Kasia 把幾顆葡萄切半，放在起司盤上。
The children ate frozen grapes on a hot summer afternoon.
孩子們在炎熱的夏日午後吃了冷凍葡萄。
frozen grapes: unusual but common snack context
This wine is made from grapes grown in the south of France.
這款葡萄酒是用法國南部種植的葡萄釀造的。
passive: grapes grown in [region]
- a bunch of grapes
- seedless grapes
- green grapes
- purple grapes
- red grapes
- grape juice
- grape harvest
- grape vine
用法筆記
Countable noun — you say a grape (one piece) or grapes (many). The collective phrase a bunch of grapes is very common in shopping and cooking contexts.
常見錯誤
2. a way of referring to wine, especially in informal conversation about drinking h
葡萄酒
口語中對葡萄酒的比喻說法
a way of referring to wine, especially in informal conversation about drinking habits, restaurant menus, or wine culture. Usually used with the definite article: the grape.
After dinner, Karim offered everyone a glass of the grape.
晚餐後，Karim 為大家倒了一杯葡萄酒。
the grape = wine (informal metonym)
Felix does not drink the grape, so he ordered sparkling water instead.
Felix 不喝葡萄酒，所以他點了氣泡水。
negative: does not drink the grape
The restaurant is known for its selection of the grape from California.
這家餐廳以來自加州的葡萄酒選擇聞名。
Eitan prefers the grape over beer, especially with a steak dinner.
Eitan 偏好葡萄酒勝過啤酒，尤其是搭配牛排的時候。
the grape vs. beer — preference comparison
- drink the grape
- the grape
- a glass of the grape
- a bottle of the grape
- wine
the standard term for the drink, appropriate in all contexts; grape is informal and less frequent
文法句型
the grape
用法筆記
Only found in informal registers. The definite article the is required — a grape (without the) always refers to the fruit, even in wine-industry contexts. Distinguish from sense 1 by the presence of the before grape.
常見錯誤
sour grapes
idioma negative reaction in which someone pretends not to want or care about something, simply because they cannot have it themselves
吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸（因得不到某物而假裝不在乎）
After losing the race, Arjun said he did not care about winning — that was just sour grapes.
Rachel dismissed the award as unimportant, but her friends knew it was sour grapes.
同根字
- grapevine名詞B2
- grapeseed名詞C1
- grape juice名詞A2