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an apricot
表示“一个杏子”时，apricot 是可数名词，单数前用 a/an。
She bit into a ripe apricot.
她咬了一口熟杏。
杏；杏子
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
杏；杏子
a round sweet juicy fruit with soft yellow-orange flesh, slightly fuzzy skin, and a large stone inside
She bit into a ripe apricot.
她咬了一口熟杏。
一种圆形、甜美多汁的核果,味道似桃或李,果肉黄橙色,果皮有细微绒毛,内含大核。
A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
亚洲树种,开白色簇花,果实可食,形似桃
Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach
杏树(学名:Prunus armeniaca)。
The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.
表面有绒毛、黄色至玫瑰色的果实,形似小桃
downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
I bought a bag of fresh apricots at the market.
我在市场买了一袋新鲜杏子。
The apricot tree in our backyard yields sweet fruit every summer.
我们后院的杏树每年夏天结出甜美的果实。
She wore a dress in a delicate apricot color.
她穿了一件淡杏色的连衣裙。
表示“一个杏子”时，apricot 是可数名词，单数前用 a/an。
She bit into a ripe apricot.
她咬了一口熟杏。
复数形式直接加 -s，即 apricots。
These apricots are sweet and juicy.
这些杏子又甜又多汁。
apricot 作名词定语时直接放在另一名词前，如 apricot jam（杏子酱）、apricot tree（杏树）。
We bought apricot jam at the market.
我们在市场上买了杏子酱。
指“杏色/杏粉色”时，apricot 为不可数名词，a shade of apricot 表示一种杏色调。
The dress was a soft shade of apricot.
这条连衣裙是柔和的杏粉色。
Not this
I ate a apricot for breakfast.
Use this
I ate an apricot for breakfast.
apricot 以元音音素 /eɪ/ 开头，所以不定冠词要用 an，不能用 a。
Not this
She bought three apricot at the market.
Use this
She bought three apricots at the market.
apricot 是可数名词，复数形式为 apricots；three 后面必须使用复数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
杏干
She added dried apricots to the oatmeal for sweetness.
她在燕麦粥里加了杏干来增加甜味。
杏子酱
This toast tastes great with apricot jam.
这片吐司配上杏子酱很好吃。
杏树
The apricot tree in our garden blooms in early spring.
我们花园里的杏树在早春开花。
杏园
They walked through the apricot orchard during harvest.
收获季节他们穿过了杏园。
杏核仁
Apricot kernels are sometimes used to make oil.
杏核仁有时被用来榨油。
杏黄色
She chose an apricot color for the bedroom walls.
她为卧室墙壁选了杏黄色。
Use apricot naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把开头的“apri”联想成April（四月），想象四月的杏树上开满白花，之后结出毛茸茸、黄粉色的杏子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：grocery stores、recipes and menus、describing fruit apricot 指“杏子”时是很自然的通用中性词，多用于日常饮食、买菜购物和烹饪等场景；口语和书面语中都比较常见，通常不需要特别区分正式或随意语体。
作水果义时为可数名词，复数形式为apricots；作颜色义时为不可数名词。
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