Word · Frequency #20615
blackcurrant
黑加仑；黑醋栗
a small dark purple berry that grows in bunches on bushes and is used for making jam, juice, and desserts
- 1.
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
一种灌木,即黑茶藨子,结小而深紫色的可食用浆果。
- 2.
The berry borne by this shrub.
这种灌木结的浆果。
一种灌木,即黑茶藨子,结小而深紫色的可食用浆果。；这种灌木结的浆果。；黑醋栗
In use
I bought some blackcurrants to make homemade jam.
This blackcurrant smoothie tastes sweet and slightly tart.
She picked a handful of blackcurrants from the bush and ate them.
a/an + blackcurrant
blackcurrant 是可数名词，指单个果实。
I ate a blackcurrant from the garden.
我吃了花园里的一颗黑醋栗。
blackcurrants + verb
复数形式 blackcurrants 可泛指这类浆果。
Blackcurrants are rich in vitamin C.
黑醋栗富含维生素C。
blackcurrant + noun
blackcurrant 可直接修饰名词，如 jam、bush 等。
She made blackcurrant jam for breakfast.
Connections
Collocations
- blackcurrant jam
- 黑醋栗果酱
- She spread blackcurrant jam on her toast.她在吐司上抹了黑醋栗果酱。
- blackcurrant cordial
- 黑醋栗浓缩果汁
- He mixed blackcurrant cordial with water.他把黑醋栗浓缩果汁加水调开。
- blackcurrant bushes
- 黑醋栗灌木
- The blackcurrant bushes in the garden are heavy with fruit.花园里的黑醋栗灌木结满了果实。
- pick blackcurrants
- 采摘黑醋栗
- We went to the farm to pick blackcurrants in July.我们七月去农场采摘黑醋栗。
- blackcurrant flavor
- 黑醋栗口味
- These sweets have a strong blackcurrant flavor.这些糖果有浓郁的黑醋栗口味。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：black（黑色）+ currant（音似 current“电流”），黑色浆果像一串电流珠，串起来就是黑醋栗/黑加仑。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：食品与饮料、烹饪食谱、园艺种植 该词为日常中性词汇，多用于食品、烹饪或园艺场景，正式与非正式语境中均较常见，无特殊语域限制。
Grammar Note
黑醋栗
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 blackcurrant 真正同音的是 currant 和 current（/ˈkʌrənt/）。torrent、warrant 拼写相近，但分别读 /ˈtɒrənt/、/ˈwɒrənt/；tyrant 以 -rant 结尾却读 /ˈtaɪrənt/，都需注意不要按拼写类推。
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。
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