fruit
noun uk/fruːt/ us/fruːt/
(PLANT PART)
A1 [ C or U ]水果
the soft part containing seeds that is produced by a plant. Many types of fruit are sweet and can be eaten.
Apricots are the one fruit I don't like. 水果中只有杏子是我不爱吃的。
Oranges, apples, pears, and bananas are all types of fruit. 橘子、苹果、梨和香蕉都是水果。
Would you like some fruit for dessert? 餐后甜点你想要些水果吗？
The cherry tree in our garden is in fruit (= it has fruit growing on it). 我们花园里的樱桃树结果了。
I like exotic fruit, like mangoes and papayas. 我喜欢外来水果，比如芒果和番木瓜。
How many pieces of fresh fruit do you eat in a day? 每天你吃多少新鲜水果？
fruit trees 果树
He runs a fruit and vegetable stall in the market. 他在市场里摆了一个水果蔬菜摊。
Compare: vegetable
[ C ] biology specialized果实
the part of any plant that holds the seeds
- More examples
- Your fruit and vegetables will be weighed at the checkout.
- Vitamin C is found in oranges and other citrus fruit.
- The pear tree they planted has never borne fruit .
- Bananas and other soft fruits bruise easily.
- Soak the fruit in brandy for a few hours before you add it to the mixture.
(RESULT)
the fruit/fruits of somethingC2 …的成果；…的结果
the pleasant or successful result of work or actions
This book is the fruit of 15 years' research. 这本书是15年研究的成果。
It's been hard work, but now the business is running smoothly you can sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labours. 曾经很难，但现在公司业务运转顺利了，你可以闲坐下来享受你的劳动果实了。
We very much look forward to seeing the fruits of your endeavours.
It must be deeply satisfying to look back at your time at university and see now all the fruit of that hard work.
This, then, is the fruit of that collaboration.
(PERSON)
[ C ] slang男同性恋者（冒犯性用语）
a gay man. Many people consider this word offensive.
Idiom
fruits of the earthidiom literary 大地的产物;农产品
types of food that have come from plants, such as vegetables or grain
fruit
verb [ I ] biology specialized uk/fruːt/ us/fruːt/
结果子
When a plant fruits, it produces fruit.
Over the last few years, our apple trees have been fruiting much earlier than usual. 近几年来，我们的苹果树结果要比往常早很多。