pineapple

IPA/ˈpaɪnæpl/
KK[pˈaɪnˌæpəl]IPA/ˈpaɪnæpl/

pineapple — 名詞

  • pineapplesingular
  • pineapplesplural

1. a large sweet fruit that grows in hot countries; it has a tough orange-brown ski

1.名詞A2
釋義

鳳梨

熱帶水果，皮粗黃肉多汁

a large sweet fruit that grows in hot countries; it has a tough orange-brown skin covered with diamond-shaped bumps, sharp green leaves on top, and bright yellow juicy flesh inside.

例句

Lina sliced a fresh pineapple for breakfast on the patio in Phuket.

Lina 在普吉島的露台上切了一顆新鮮鳳梨當早餐。

countable: a pineapple (the whole fruit)

Pineapple cake is the most famous souvenir Marcus brought home from Taipei.

鳳梨酥是 Marcus 從台北帶回家最有名的伴手禮。

compound noun: pineapple cake

常見搭配
  • fresh pineapple
  • tinned/canned pineapple
  • pineapple chunks
  • pineapple juice
  • pineapple cake
  • ripe pineapple
  • slice a pineapple
同義詞
  • ananas

    the older botanical name, rarely used in everyday English but common in many other European languages

文法句型

a/an pineapple (whole fruit)

pineapple (uncountable for the flesh or juice)

用法筆記

Countable when talking about whole fruits ('two pineapples'), uncountable when talking about the flesh or juice as food ('a slice of pineapple', 'pineapple juice'). Often forms compounds: pineapple cake, pineapple juice, pineapple pizza.

常見錯誤

I bought a pineapple juice at the store.
I bought some pineapple juice at the store.
juice is uncountable, so use 'some' or 'a bottle of', not 'a'.
She ate two pineapple yesterday.
She ate two pineapples yesterday.
when counting whole fruits, add the plural -s.
慣用語

the rough end of the pineapple

idiom

Being treated badly or unfairly in a situation.

受到不公平待遇

Maya got the rough end of the pineapple when her boss blamed her for the mistake.

Did Diego get the rough end of the pineapple in that deal?

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • pineapple juice
  • pineapple cake
  • pineapple chunks
  • pineapple ring
  • pineapple plantation
  • pineapple jam

常用片語

  • a slice of pineapple
  • a tin of pineapple
  • fresh pineapple
  • ripe pineapple

介系詞搭配

  • pineapple in syrup
  • pineapple on pizza
  • pineapple from Taiwan