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apple something
及物用法，后接宾语，表示把某物变得像苹果。
The chef appled the dough into a small apple.
厨师把面团捏成了一个小苹果。
使…看起来像苹果
apples — third person singular of apple
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使…看起来像苹果
to make something look like an apple
The chef appled the dough into a small apple.
厨师把面团捏成了一个小苹果。
及物用法
使(某物)看起来像苹果
To make (something) appear like an apple (noun sense 1.1).
变得像苹果
To become like an apple.
apple
Base
原形
apples
3rd person
第三人称单数
appling
-ing
现在分词
appled
Past
过去式
appled
Past participle
过去分词
She apples the cookies to look like tiny fruits.
她把饼干做成小水果的样子。
The baker appled the cake for the children's party.
面包师为儿童派对把蛋糕做成了苹果形状。
They are appling the pastries now.
他们正在把糕点做成苹果形状。
该动词由名词 apple 转化而来，意思是“使……看起来像苹果”或“变成苹果的样子”。
She appled the cake by adding a red glaze and a small green leaf on top.
她给蛋糕涂上红色糖衣，再放上一片小绿叶，把它做得像苹果。
The art student is appling the clay into a shiny red fruit for her project.
那位美术生正在为她的作品把黏土捏成一个亮红色的水果，让它看起来像苹果。
The clouds appled into rosy round shapes during the sunset.
日落时，云朵变成了玫瑰色的圆形，看起来像苹果。
及物用法，后接宾语，表示把某物变得像苹果。
The chef appled the dough into a small apple.
厨师把面团捏成了一个小苹果。
不及物用法，不接宾语，表示自身变得像苹果。
The green fruit slowly appled as it ripened.
绿色的水果在成熟过程中慢慢地变得像苹果。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
掌上明珠；极珍爱的人或物
His youngest daughter is the apple of his eye.
他最小的女儿是他的掌上明珠。
害群之马；坏家伙
One bad apple can spoil the whole barrel.
一个坏苹果会毁掉整桶苹果，一个坏人会影响整个群体。
截然不同的事物，没有可比性
Comparing his job to mine is like comparing apples and oranges.
把他的工作和我的相比，就像拿苹果和橙子比，截然不同。
Use apples naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象给物体施魔法，让它变成红苹果的样子：apple 作动词就是‘使像苹果’。
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学描写、幽默表达 该动词很少见，比较常见于文学性描写或轻松幽默的临时造词；正式写作中通常不会用到，使用前建议结合具体语境判断。
与 apple 押韵的词：grapple、dapple。拼写相似的形近词发音不同：cripple /ˈkrɪpəl/、people /ˈpiːpəl/、purple /ˈpɜːrpəl/、staple /ˈsteɪpəl/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.