honeydew

/ˈhʌn.i.dʒuː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhʌn.i.duː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhə-nē-ˌdü -ˌdyü/ (ame, mw)

honeydew — 名詞

  • honeydewsingular
  • honeydewsplural

1. a round melon with a smooth, yellowish-white rind and soft, sweet, pale-green fl

1.名詞B1
釋義

蜜瓜

外皮光滑、果肉淡綠色的甜瓜品種

a round melon with a smooth, yellowish-white rind and soft, sweet, pale-green flesh

例句

Elena sliced a ripe honeydew and arranged the pale green pieces on a chilled platter.

Elena 切開一顆成熟的蜜瓜，將淡綠色的果肉擺在冰涼的盤子上。

collocation: sliced a ripe honeydew

A bowl of honeydew cubes, bright green and glistening, sat at the centre of the table.

一碗色澤鮮綠、晶瑩剔透的蜜瓜丁放在桌子正中央。

同義詞

文法句型

honeydew melon

slice of honeydew

cubes of honeydew

用法筆記

Often called 'honeydew melon' in full, especially to distinguish it from cantaloupe, which has orange flesh and a netted rind.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a cantaloupe with pale green flesh.
✅I bought a honeydew with pale green flesh.
💡cantaloupes have orange flesh and a rough, netted skin; honeydews have pale green flesh and a smooth rind.

2. a sweet, sticky liquid that aphids and certain other small insects leave on plan

2.名詞B2
釋義

蜜露

蚜蟲在葉片上留下的含糖黏液

a sweet, sticky liquid that aphids and certain other small insects leave on plant leaves as they feed

例句

Amina noticed a sticky honeydew coating on the rose leaves in her garden.

Amina 注意到她花園裡的玫瑰葉片上有一層黏黏的蜜露。

collocation: honeydew coating on leaves

After parking under the lime tree, Hiroshi found honeydew all over his car windscreen.

Hiroshi 把車停在萊姆樹下後，發現車子擋風玻璃上滿是蜜露。

文法句型

honeydew + on + noun phrase

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (FRUIT). This sense appears almost exclusively in biological, gardening, or agricultural contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The bees left honeydew on the leaves.
✅The aphids left honeydew on the leaves.
💡honeydew is produced by aphids and scale insects, not by bees.