papaya
papaya — 名詞
- papayasingular
- papayasplural
1. a sweet tropical fruit that grows on a tall tree and has a green or yellow outer
木瓜
熱帶水果，果肉軟甜呈橙色
a sweet tropical fruit that grows on a tall tree and has a green or yellow outer skin, soft orange inner flesh, and a hollow centre filled with many small black seeds; also the tree itself
For breakfast, Lin ate half a papaya with a squeeze of lime.
Lin 早餐吃了半顆木瓜，擠上一點萊姆汁。
countable: half a papaya / a papaya
The market had ripe papayas from Thailand for only two dollars each.
市場上有來自泰國的熟木瓜，一顆只要兩美元。
plural form: papayas
Mei planted a papaya tree in her backyard last spring, and it already has fruit.
Mei 去年春天在後院種了一棵木瓜樹，現在已經結果了。
The recipe calls for one ripe papaya, peeled and cut into small cubes.
食譜需要一顆成熟的木瓜，去皮後切成小塊。
Jorge bought a papaya at the corner shop and ate it on the way home.
Jorge 在轉角的商店買了一顆木瓜，邊走邊吃。
文法句型
papaya as countable noun
用法筆記
Also called 'pawpaw' in some parts of the world, particularly the Caribbean and Australia. However, 'pawpaw' can also refer to a different fruit (Asimina triloba) native to North America.