an apple
I ate an apple for breakfast.
我早餐吃了一个苹果。
苹果
apples — plural of apple
苹果电脑；苹果树；水果；果实；苹果木；苹果属树木结出的常见、坚硬、圆形果实。
A round fruit with firm flesh and red, yellow, or green skin, produced by apple trees.
苹果属树木结出的常见、坚硬、圆形果实。
A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.
苹果公司生产的电脑。
A computer produced by the company Apple Inc.
果实,皮为红色、黄色或绿色,肉质脆嫩,味甜或酸
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
苹果属树木,尤指为食用果实而栽培的苹果树。
A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree.
原产于欧亚的树,广泛种植多种类,结实圆形可食用果实
native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
苹果木(苹果树木材)的同义词。
Synonym of applewood (“the wood of the apple tree”).
任何种类的水果。
A fruit of any kind.
I ate an apple for breakfast.
我早餐吃了一个苹果。
用法提示：apple 作名词，表示一种水果。
This apple is very sweet and juicy.
这个苹果非常甜又多汁。
用法提示：名词，描述苹果的特性。
She picked an apple from the tree.
她从树上摘了一个苹果。
用法提示：名词，作为动作的宾语。
I ate an apple for breakfast.
我早餐吃了一个苹果。
Apples are my favorite fruit.
苹果是我最喜欢的水果。
特指野生或观赏用苹果，口味酸涩，不能直接代替食用苹果。
特指某一类优质苹果品种，如'Newtown Pippin'，非通用词。
grammar · medium
易错句子I bought apple at the store.
正确表达I bought an apple at the store.
苹果是可数名词，单数形式前需要使用不定冠词 'an' 来表示泛指的一个。
grammar · medium
易错句子Apple is good for health.
正确表达Apples are good for health.
表示一类事物时，通常使用复数形式 apples，而不是单数形式。
apple是苹果，pineapple是菠萝，两者都是水果但不同。
apple和apricot发音开头相似，但apple是苹果，apricot是杏。
苹果派
She baked an apple pie for dessert.
她烤了一个苹果派当甜点。
苹果树
The apple tree in the backyard is full of blossoms.
后院的苹果树开满了花。
苹果汁
I prefer fresh apple juice over store-bought.
我更喜欢新鲜的苹果汁而不是商店买的。
苹果园
We went to an apple orchard to pick apples.
我们去苹果园摘苹果。
苹果花
The apple blossoms are beautiful in spring.
春天的苹果花很漂亮。
掌上明珠；心肝宝贝
His daughter is the apple of his eye.
他的女儿是他的掌上明珠。
有其父（母）必有其子
She's a talented musician, just like her mother—the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
她是一位有才华的音乐家，就像她母亲一样——有其母必有其女。
害群之马；坏蛋
One bad apple can spoil the whole bunch.
一个坏苹果能毁掉一整堆。
一天一苹果，医生远离我。
My grandmother always told me an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
我奶奶总是告诉我一天一苹果，医生远离我。
苹果不会落在离树很远的地方。
He's a talented musician, just like his father. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
他是个有天赋的音乐家，就像他父亲一样。苹果不会落在离树很远的地方。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.