grapefruit

IPA/ˈɡreɪpfruːt/
KK[ɡrˈepfrˌut]IPA/ˈɡreɪpfruːt/

grapefruit — 名詞

  • grapefruitsingular
  • grapefruitsplural

1. A big fruit from the citrus family, with yellow skin and juicy flesh that tastes

1.名詞B1
釋義

葡萄柚

帶苦酸味的柑橘果，也指其果樹

A big fruit from the citrus family, with yellow skin and juicy flesh that tastes a little bitter and sour; the same word can also mean the tree it grows on.

例句

Bao peeled a grapefruit and shared the pink segments with a younger cousin.

Bao 剝開一顆葡萄柚，和年紀較小的表親分著吃裡面的粉紅色果肉。

countable: peel a grapefruit / grapefruit segments

Yara ordered fresh grapefruit juice instead of orange juice at the hotel buffet.

Yara 在飯店自助早餐時點了新鮮葡萄柚汁，而不是柳橙汁。

grapefruit + noun: grapefruit juice

常見搭配
  • fresh grapefruit
  • pink grapefruit
  • half a grapefruit
  • grapefruit juice
  • grapefruit tree
  • grapefruit segments
  • peel a grapefruit
同義詞
  • citrus fruit

    broader category that includes oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruits

  • pomelo

    related fruit that is usually larger, thicker-skinned, and less bitter than a grapefruit

  • citrus tree

    broader plant term used when the focus is on growing the tree rather than eating the fruit

文法句型

a + grapefruit

half a grapefruit

grapefruit + noun (juice, tree, segment)

用法筆記

Usually names the fruit in everyday food contexts. The tree meaning appears mainly in gardening or farming contexts, often in the phrase grapefruit tree.

常見錯誤

I drank a grapefruit with breakfast.
I drank grapefruit juice with breakfast.
Use grapefruit juice for the drink, not the fruit name alone.
The grapefruit was taller than the fence.
The grapefruit tree was taller than the fence.
When you mean the plant, English usually says grapefruit tree.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • grapefruit juice
  • grapefruit tree
  • grapefruit segment

常用片語

  • half a grapefruit
  • pink grapefruit
  • peel a grapefruit