Word · Frequency #2446
apples
苹果
apples is the plural of apple.
A round fruit with firm flesh and red, yellow, or green skin, produced by apple trees.
- 1.
A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.
苹果属树木结出的常见、坚硬、圆形果实。
- 2.
A computer produced by the company Apple Inc.
苹果公司生产的电脑。
- 3.
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
果实,皮为红色、黄色或绿色,肉质脆嫩,味甜或酸
- 4.
A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree.
苹果属树木,尤指为食用果实而栽培的苹果树。
- 5.
native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
原产于欧亚的树,广泛种植多种类,结实圆形可食用果实
- 6.
Synonym of applewood (“the wood of the apple tree”).
苹果木(苹果树木材)的同义词。
- 7.
A fruit of any kind.
任何种类的水果。
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。
In use
I ate an apple for breakfast.
This apple is very sweet and juicy.
She picked an apple from the tree.
an apple
I ate an apple for breakfast.
我早餐吃了一个苹果。
apples
Apples are my favorite fruit.
苹果是我最喜欢的水果。
Common mistakes
I bought apple at the store.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。
Apple is good for health.
Connections
Collocations
- apple pie
- 苹果派
- She baked an apple pie for dessert.她烤了一个苹果派当甜点。
- apple tree
- 苹果树
- The apple tree in the backyard is full of blossoms.后院的苹果树开满了花。
- apple juice
- 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。
- apple orchard
- 苹果园
- We went to an apple orchard to pick apples.我们去苹果园摘苹果。
- apple blossom
- 苹果花
- The apple blossoms are beautiful in spring.春天的苹果花很漂亮。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
字母A像苹果的叶子，pple像圆圆的苹果，合起来就是apple。
Context & Register
中性，常用于日常对话，如谈论水果、购买、烹饪等场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes with 'apple' are 'grapple' and 'dapple' (same /æp.əl/). Words like 'cripple', 'ripple', 'supple', 'topple' share the final '-ple' spelling but have different vowel sounds (/ɪp.əl/, /ʌp.əl/, /ɑp.əl/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.