nectarine
/ˈnektəriːn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnektəriːn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌnek-tə-ˈrēn/ (ame, mw)
nectarine — 名詞
- nectarinesingular
- nectarinesplural
1. a small round fruit that tastes sweet and juicy, with shiny red and yellow skin
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.
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
Gabriel sliced a nectarine over his bowl of yoghurt and granola for breakfast.
Gabriel 把一顆油桃切片放在優格和燕麥脆片上當早餐。
Stefan bit into the nectarine and orange juice ran down his chin.
Stefan 咬下那顆油桃，橘色的汁液順著下巴流下來。
Nectarines are usually ready to pick in late July and early August.
油桃通常在七月底到八月初成熟可採。
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.