Word · Frequency #16007
apricot
杏;杏子
a round sweet juicy fruit with soft yellow-orange flesh, slightly fuzzy skin, and a large stone inside
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach
亚洲树种,开白色簇花,果实可食,形似桃
- 3.
The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.
杏树(学名:Prunus armeniaca)。
- 4.
downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
表面有绒毛、黄色至玫瑰色的果实,形似小桃
- 5.
A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
一种淡黄橙色,类似杏果的颜色。
- 6.
a shade of pink tinged with yellow
带黄的粉色
- 7.
A dog with an orange-coloured coat.
一种毛色呈橙色的狗。
- 8.
The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
靶标上大脑与脑干的连接处,用作确保一枪毙命的瞄准点。
杏树;杏黄色;杏粉色;杏色毛的狗;脑与脑干交界处(瞄准击杀点);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。
In use
I bought a bag of fresh apricots at the market.
The apricot tree in our backyard yields sweet fruit every summer.
She wore a dress in a delicate apricot color.
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。
apricots
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 + noun
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。
Connections
Collocations
- dried apricots
- 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。
- apricot jam
- 杏子酱
- This toast tastes great with apricot jam.这片吐司配上杏子酱很好吃。
- apricot tree
- 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。
- apricot orchard
- 杏园
- They walked through the apricot orchard during harvest.收获季节他们穿过了杏园。
- apricot kernel
- 杏核仁
- Apricot kernels are sometimes used to make oil.杏核仁有时被用来榨油。
- apricot color
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
-cot 在 apricot 中读作 /kɑt/,上面列出的所有 -ot 单词(cot、pot、dot、hot、lot、not)都与这个末尾音节押韵。注意形近词:apricot 开头的 a(p)ri- 与 April /ˈeɪprəl/、apron /ˈeɪprən/ 相似,但这两个词以 /əl/ 或 /ən/ 结尾,而不是 /ɑt/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,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。
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