Word · Frequency #28721
cranberry
越橘
any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium that produce small, tart red berries
- 1.
A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
越橘属(Vaccinium)越橘组(Oxycoccus)的一种灌木。
- 2.
any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
熊果属的多种灌木,结有蔓越莓
- 3.
The edible red berry of that shrub.
该灌木的可食用红色浆果。
- 4.
very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
用于制作酱料或果汁的非常酸的红色浆果
- 5.
An intense red colour, like that of a cranberry.
一种类似越橘颜色的深红色。
越橘属(Vaccinium)越橘组(Oxycoccus)的一种灌木。；熊果属的多种灌木,结有蔓越莓；该灌木的可食用红色浆果。；用于制作酱料或果汁的非常酸的红色浆果；一种类似越橘颜色的深红色。
In use
She added a handful of cranberries to the salad for a tangy flavor.
The sauce tastes better if you use fresh cranberries instead of dried ones.
He bought a bag of cranberries at the market to make juice.
a cranberry
cranberry 是可数名词，单数形式前用不定冠词 a。
This cranberry is tart.
这颗越橘很酸。
cranberries
复数形式为 cranberries，常用 some、many 等修饰。
She added some dried cranberries to the salad.
她在沙拉里加了一些越橘干。
cranberry + noun
cranberry 可直接修饰名词构成复合词，如 cranberry juice、cranberry sauce。
Connections
Collocations
- cranberry juice
- 蔓越莓汁
- I drink cranberry juice with breakfast.我早餐时喝蔓越莓汁。
- cranberry sauce
- 蔓越莓酱
- We serve turkey with cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving.感恩节我们吃火鸡配蔓越莓酱。
- dried cranberries
- 蔓越莓干
- Add dried cranberries to the salad for extra flavor.在沙拉中加入蔓越莓干，增添风味。
- cranberry bog
- 蔓越莓沼泽
- The farmer flooded the cranberry bog for the harvest.农夫给蔓越莓沼泽灌水以便采收。
- cranberry harvest
- 蔓越莓采收
- The cranberry harvest happens in autumn.蔓越莓在秋天采收。
- cranberry muffin
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：cran 像 can，一罐 red berries，就是红越橘。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常购物、烹饪食谱、植物学介绍 cranberry 是常见的水果或植物名称，在日常购物、烹饪和植物学介绍中都比较常见；通常使用中性语体即可。
Grammar Note
cranberries
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ˌbɛri/ 结尾，与 cranberry 的尾部发音相同：berry、blueberry、strawberry、blackberry、raspberry、gooseberry。注意：cranberry 开头的 cran- 读 /kræn/，不是 crane /kreɪn/；canary /kəˈneri/ 拼写相似但结尾是 /neri/，与 /bɛri/ 不同。
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
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