mulberry
mulberry — 名詞
- mulberrysingular
- mulberriesplural
1. a small, soft, dark purple fruit that grows in clusters on a broad-leaved tree;
桑葚；桑樹
桑樹的果實或樹木本身
a small, soft, dark purple fruit that grows in clusters on a broad-leaved tree; also the tree itself, noted for its leaves which are the main food of silkworms.
The children picked ripe mulberries from the tree and ate them with delight.
孩子們從桑樹上摘下成熟的桑葚，開心地吃了起來。
collocation: pick mulberries / ripe mulberries
Amara made a thick mulberry jam with the berries she harvested last summer.
Amara 用去年夏天採收的桑葚做了一罐濃厚的桑葚果醬。
culinary use: mulberry jam
The mulberry tree in the park has broad green leaves that silkworms feed on.
公園裡的桑樹長著寬大的綠葉，是蠶寶寶的食物。
biological fact: leaves feed silkworms
Birds often visit the mulberry tree when the fruit turns dark and sweet.
鳥兒常到桑樹上拜訪，趁果實變得又黑又甜時來吃。
natural context: birds eating mulberries
- pick mulberries
- mulberry tree
- ripe mulberries
- mulberry jam
- white mulberry
- harvest mulberries
- blackberry
a different fruit that looks similar but grows on a thorny bush, not a tree
- loganberry
a hybrid berry similar in shape but less common
用法筆記
When referring to the individual berries, mulberry is a countable noun (one mulberry, two mulberries). When referring to the tree, it is also countable. Silkworms feed almost exclusively on the leaves of the white mulberry (Morus alba).
常見錯誤
2. a dark red-purple colour, similar to the colour of ripe mulberries.
桑葚色
深紅紫色的顏色
a dark red-purple colour, similar to the colour of ripe mulberries.
Wei chose a mulberry scarf to match his charcoal winter coat.
Wei 選了一條桑葚色的圍巾來搭配他的炭灰色冬季外套。
modifier: mulberry + noun (colour of clothing)
The living room curtains were a deep mulberry shade that gave the room a warm feel.
客廳的窗簾是深桑葚色，讓整個房間感覺很溫暖。
modifier: mulberry shade / deep mulberry
For the autumn collection, the designer used mulberry as the primary colour in her dresses.
在那個秋季系列中，設計師以桑葚色作為她裙裝系列的主色調。
colour name used as a noun
Kenji painted the front door a rich mulberry to give the house a bold look.
Kenji 把大門漆成深桑葚色，讓房子看起來很有個性。
paint colour: mulberry as a colour name
- deep mulberry
- rich mulberry
- mulberry dress
- mulberry colour
- mulberry shade
用法筆記
Mulberry as a colour name is typically uncountable. It is often used as an attributive noun before another noun (a mulberry dress, mulberry paint). The colour sits between red and purple on the spectrum, darker than magenta.