tangerine
tangerine — 名詞
- tangerinesingular
- tangerinesplural
1. a small round citrus fruit, similar to an orange but smaller, with a thin skin y
橘子
皮薄好剝、果肉甜的小型柑橘類水果
a small round citrus fruit, similar to an orange but smaller, with a thin skin you can pull off easily and segments inside.
Yuki packed two tangerines into her daughter's lunchbox every morning.
Yuki 每天早上會在女兒的便當盒裡放兩顆橘子。
countable: two tangerines
The market stall in Taipei sold sweet tangerines for thirty dollars a bag.
台北的市場攤位賣的甜橘子，一袋只要三十元。
collocation: sweet tangerines
Imran peeled a tangerine slowly and shared the segments with his grandmother.
Imran 慢慢剝著一顆橘子，把果瓣分給奶奶吃。
Tangerines are usually easier to peel than oranges, so children love them.
橘子通常比柳橙好剝，所以小朋友很喜歡吃。
After lunch, Mateo ate a tangerine and threw the bright skin into the compost bin.
午餐後，Mateo 吃了一顆橘子，把鮮豔的果皮丟進廚餘桶。
- mandarin
broader category — tangerines are one type of mandarin
- clementine
another mandarin variety; usually seedless and slightly sweeter
- satsuma
Japanese mandarin variety; very loose skin, milder flavour
文法句型
a tangerine
peel a tangerine
用法筆記
Countable; usually eaten fresh and pulled apart by hand rather than cut with a knife.
常見錯誤
2. a strong reddish-orange colour, named after the fruit's bright skin and often us
橘色；橘紅色
偏紅的鮮亮橙色，得名自橘子皮
a strong reddish-orange colour, named after the fruit's bright skin and often used to describe fabric, paint, or sunset light.
Sade chose tangerine for the kitchen walls because it felt warm in the morning light.
Sade 把廚房牆面選成橘色，因為在晨光下會顯得溫暖。
noun used as colour name after 'chose / paint'
The sunset over Bali turned the whole sky a soft tangerine.
峇里島的夕陽把整片天空都染成淡淡的橘紅色。
collocation: a soft tangerine
Esme's new running jacket is a bright tangerine that drivers can see from far away.
Esme 的新跑步外套是鮮亮的橘紅色，駕駛遠遠就看得到。
Christopher mixed red and yellow paint until he got the exact tangerine he wanted.
Christopher 把紅色和黃色顏料調來調去，直到調出他想要的那種橘色。
- orange
broader colour term; tangerine is a specific reddish shade
- burnt orange
darker, more brownish; tangerine is brighter and clearer
文法句型
the colour tangerine
painted tangerine
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (the fruit): here the word names a colour and follows verbs like 'paint', 'choose', or 'turn'. Often appears with intensifiers like 'soft', 'bright', or 'deep'.
常見錯誤
tangerine — 形容詞
- tangerinepositive
- more tangerinecomparative
- most tangerinesuperlative
1. having a strong reddish-orange colour, like the skin of the fruit; often used fo
橘紅色的
顏色像橘子皮、偏紅的鮮亮橙色
having a strong reddish-orange colour, like the skin of the fruit; often used for clothes, walls, sunsets, or anything visibly bright.
Rania wore a tangerine scarf to her sister's birthday party in Cairo.
Rania 在開羅參加妹妹的生日派對時，圍了一條橘色的圍巾。
attributive: a tangerine [noun]
The team's new football shirts are tangerine with black sleeves.
球隊的新足球衫是橘色的，搭配黑色袖子。
predicative: be tangerine
Nikos painted his old wooden door a deep tangerine to attract more customers.
Nikos 把他那扇舊木門漆成深橘紅色，希望能吸引更多客人上門。
By six o'clock the clouds above the harbour had turned a soft tangerine.
到了六點，港口上方的雲朵已經變成淡淡的橘紅色。
文法句型
a tangerine [noun]
be tangerine
用法筆記
Works both before a noun ('a tangerine scarf') and after 'be' ('the shirts are tangerine'). Often paired with 'bright', 'soft', or 'deep' to grade the strength of the colour.