strawberry

IPA/ˈstrɔːbəri/
KK[strˈɔbˌɛri]IPA/ˈstrɔːberi/

strawberry — 名詞

  • strawberrysingular
  • strawberriesplural

1. A soft, cone-shaped red fruit that grows close to the ground and tastes sweet an

1.名詞A1
釋義

草莓

小紅果，表面有細小種籽

A soft, cone-shaped red fruit that grows close to the ground and tastes sweet and juicy. Its outside is covered in tiny yellow seeds. Strawberries grow on short green plants that produce white flowers, and the word can also refer to the plant itself.

例句

Caleb ate fresh strawberries from a small red bowl.

Caleb 用一個紅色小碗盛著新鮮草莓來吃。

fresh strawberries — common adjective-noun collocation

Noa put strawberry pieces on her white birthday cake.

Noa 在她白色的生日蛋糕上放了草莓塊。

strawberry pieces — noun-noun compound as modifier

常見搭配
  • fresh strawberries
  • strawberry jam
  • strawberry cake
  • strawberry ice cream
  • pick strawberries
  • grow strawberries
  • sweet strawberries
  • ripe strawberries
  • slice strawberries
  • strawberry farm

文法句型

strawberry + noun (attributive)

a strawberry / strawberries (plural)

用法筆記

Commonly used as an attributive modifier before another noun to describe the flavour or ingredient (strawberry jam, strawberry cake, strawberry ice cream). The plural form strawberries is far more common than the singular because the fruit is often thought of or purchased in groups.

常見錯誤

I love strawbery ice cream.
I love strawberry ice cream.
The word has two 'r's and is spelled straw-berr-y, not straw-ber-y.
I bought two strawberry at the market.
I bought two strawberries at the market.
Strawberry is countable; use the plural form when referring to more than one fruit.

同根字

  • strawberry-blonde
    形容詞B1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • strawberry field
  • strawberry patch
  • strawberry season
  • strawberry plant
  • strawberry farm
  • strawberry flavour

常用片語

  • a punnet of strawberries
  • a basket of strawberries
  • a bowl of strawberries
  • cream and strawberries
  • chocolate-covered strawberries

介系詞搭配

  • strawberries in [a bowl, cream]
  • strawberries with [sugar, yoghurt]
  • strawberries on [a cake, cereal]