Word
crabapples
海棠果；沙果
crabapples is the plural of crabapple.
a small sour apple, or the tree that bears it
- 1.
Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).
苹果属野生苹果树,通常结小而苦的果实(与家苹果相比)
- 2.
The fruit of this tree.
这种树的果实
- 3.
An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.
令人讨厌的人；坏脾气的人
苹果属野生苹果树,通常结小而苦的果实(与家苹果相比)；这种树的果实；令人讨厌的人；坏脾气的人；野苹果; 沙果
In use
In autumn, the crabapple tree in our yard is full of small red fruits.
My grandmother makes delicious jam from the crabapples she picks in the park.
These crabapples are too sour to eat raw, but they are perfect for making preserves.
crabapple + noun
crabapple 作定语修饰名词，常与 tree、jelly、blossom 等搭配。
She bought a crabapple tree for her garden.
她给花园买了一棵海棠树。
crabapples + be + [adjective]
crabapple 是可数名词，指果实；复数形式 crabapples 泛指许多果实。
These crabapples are too sour to eat raw.
这些沙果太酸，不能生吃。
crabapples + be used for + [noun]
be used for 后接名词或动名词，表示某个事物的用途。
Connections
Collocations
- crabapple tree
- 海棠树
- The crabapple tree in our backyard blooms every spring.我们后院的海棠树每年春天开花。
- crabapple blossoms
- 海棠花
- The crabapple blossoms attract many bees.海棠花吸引了许多蜜蜂。
- crabapple jelly
- 海棠果酱
- My grandmother makes delicious crabapple jelly from the fruit in her garden.我奶奶用她园子里的海棠果制作美味的海棠果酱。
- flowering crabapple
- 观赏海棠
- A flowering crabapple is a popular choice for small gardens.观赏海棠是小型花园的常见选择。
- crabapple fruit
- 海棠果
- The crabapple fruit is too sour to eat raw, but it makes excellent preserves.海棠果生吃太酸，但做成果酱却非常好。
- crabapple orchard
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 crab（螃蟹）和 apple（苹果）拼在一起记：野沙果又小又酸，像螃蟹一样横着结在树上。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：garden and orchard、cooking and preserving、botany crabapple 是中性常用词，多用于园艺、烹饪（如制作果酱或蜜饯）和植物描述等场合，口语和书面语中都自然，无需特别在意正式程度。
Grammar Note
可指果实、栽培品种或野生苹果树。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: apple, dapple, grapple, and pineapple share the final /æpəl/ of crabapple. Beware scrabble /ˈskræbəl/: it looks similar but ends in /bəl/, so it does not rhyme.
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.