shea
shea — 名詞
- sheasingular
- sheasplural
1. a tall African tree whose oval brown fruits contain oily seeds that people proce
乳木果樹
西非原生；產乳木果
a tall African tree whose oval brown fruits contain oily seeds that people process into a fat used for skin care and food preparation
The shea trees on Hassan's farm grew tall and produced their first nuts this season.
Hassan 農場上的乳木果樹長得夠高了，今年就能結出第一批果實。
countable noun naming the tree
Sumin read that shea trees can live for over two hundred years in the wild.
Sumin 讀到乳木果樹在野外可以活超過兩百年。
Farmers in northern Ghana plant shea trees along with food crops to improve soil conditions.
迦納北部的農民在糧食作物旁種植乳木果樹，以改善土壤狀況。
A mature shea tree produces between fifteen and twenty kilograms of fruit each year.
一棵成熟的乳木果樹每年能產出十五到二十公斤的果實。
- Vitellaria paradoxa
scientific name for the shea tree; used in botanical writing
- karité
French-derived name for the tree, used in English-language cosmetic contexts
用法筆記
As a tree name, 'shea' is usually used attributively (shea tree, shea orchard) rather than as a standalone count noun ('a shea').
常見錯誤
2. a thick cream-coloured fat pressed from shea nuts and widely used to make skin l
乳木果油
護膚、製皂、食用
a thick cream-coloured fat pressed from shea nuts and widely used to make skin lotions, soaps, hair creams, and some traditional dishes
Charlotte rubs a small amount of shea butter into her hands every night before bed.
Charlotte 每晚睡前都會在手上塗一點乳木果油。
uncountable; used as a moisturiser
This shampoo contains shea butter to help repair dry and damaged hair.
這款洗髮精含有乳木果油，有助於修護乾燥受損的頭髮。
ingredient in hair-care products
Mayumi bought a jar of organic shea butter from a women's cooperative in Burkina Faso.
Mayumi 從布吉納法索一個婦女合作社買了一罐有機乳木果油。
The soap is handmade with olive oil, coconut oil, and unrefined shea butter.
這款手工皂使用的是橄欖油、椰子油和未精製的乳木果油。
Esteban used shea butter instead of margarine when he baked the sweet potato muffins.
Esteban 烤地瓜馬芬的時候用乳木果油代替了人造奶油。
- karité butter
alternative name from French; less common in everyday English