nectarine

IPA/ˈnektəriːn/
IPA/ˈnektəriːn/

nectarine — 名詞

  • nectarinesingular
  • nectarinesplural

1. a small round fruit that tastes sweet and juicy, with shiny red and yellow skin

1.名詞B1
釋義

油桃；甜桃

皮光滑、紅黃相間的水蜜桃近親

a small round fruit that tastes sweet and juicy, with shiny red and yellow skin and an orange-yellow inside, similar to a peach but without the soft fuzzy outside.

例句

Layla packed two ripe nectarines into her lunch bag before catching the bus.

Layla 在搭公車前把兩顆熟油桃放進午餐袋裡。

countable noun with quantifier: two ripe nectarines

The farmer at the Saturday market sells the sweetest nectarines in our town.

週六市場那位農夫賣的油桃是我們鎮上最甜的。

superlative + plural: the sweetest nectarines

常見搭配
  • ripe nectarine
  • white nectarine
  • yellow nectarine
  • slice a nectarine
  • nectarine tree

用法筆記

Almost always countable; pluralises as 'nectarines'. Distinguish from 'peach' by the smooth skin — botanically the same species, but English keeps the two names separate.

常見錯誤

I ate a peach with smooth skin and no fuzz.
I ate a nectarine.
when the fruit has smooth skin, it's a nectarine, not a peach.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • nectarine tree
  • nectarine season
  • nectarine jam

常用片語

  • a basket of nectarines
  • white-fleshed nectarine