Word · Frequency #23845
gooseberry
醋栗
a spiny Eurasian shrub with greenish-purple flowers and yellow-green or red-purple berries
这里指醋栗灌木;其果实也叫醋栗。
- 1.
A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
醋栗(Ribes uva-crispa)的果实,与穗醋栗近缘。
- 2.
spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
带刺的欧亚灌木,开绿色带紫色花,结椭圆形黄绿色或红紫色浆果
- 3.
Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
醋栗亚属(Grossularia)的任何其他植物或果实,与穗醋栗的区别在于带有刺,包括美洲醋栗(Ribes hirtellum)。
- 4.
currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
主要用于制作果酱和果冻的类似醋栗的浆果
- 5.
Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
任何几种与醋栗非近缘但果实有某种相似之处的植物:
醋栗(Ribes uva-crispa)的果实,与穗醋栗近缘。;带刺的欧亚灌木,开绿色带紫色花,结椭圆形黄绿色或红紫色浆果;醋栗亚属(Grossularia)的任何其他植物或果实,与穗醋栗的区别在于带有刺,包括美洲醋栗(Ribes hirtellum)。;主要用于制作果酱和果冻的类似醋栗的浆果;任何几种与醋栗非近缘但果实有某种相似之处的植物:
In use
These gooseberries are too sour to eat raw, so I'll make jam with them.
The gooseberry bushes in our garden are full of fruit this year.
She added a handful of gooseberries to the pie for a tart flavor.
a gooseberry
gooseberry 是可数名词,复数形式为 gooseberries。
This gooseberry is ripe.
这颗醋栗熟了。
a gooseberry bush
gooseberry bush 指结出醋栗的灌木植株。
The gooseberry bush has sharp thorns.
醋栗丛有尖刺。
gooseberry + noun
gooseberry 可直接作定语修饰名词,表示“用醋栗制作的”,如 gooseberry jam(醋栗酱)。
We had gooseberry pie after dinner.
Connections
Collocations
- gooseberry bush
- 醋栗丛
- The gooseberry bush in the corner of the garden is full of thorny branches.花园角落的醋栗丛长满了带刺的枝条。
- gooseberry jam
- 醋栗酱
- She spread gooseberry jam on her toast.她在烤面包片上抹了醋栗酱。
- gooseberry pie
- 醋栗派
- Mother baked a gooseberry pie for the family.妈妈为家人烤了一个醋栗派。
- gooseberry fool
- 醋栗奶油甜点
- We enjoyed a gooseberry fool after dinner.晚餐后我们品尝了醋栗奶油甜点。
- gooseberry sauce
- 醋栗酱汁
- The chef served the mackerel with gooseberry sauce.厨师端上鲭鱼配醋栗酱汁。
- gooseberry wine
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只鹅(goose)在吃小浆果(berry),果子酸得它皱眉——这就是醋栗gooseberry。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:园艺、烹饪、植物学 该词为中性常用词,多用于园艺、烹饪或日常谈论水果的场景;正式植物学描述中也会用到,没有明显口语或书面语限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 gooseberry 一样,末尾的 -berry 都读作 /bɛri/(在复合词中为次重音),所以这几个词在末尾音节上押韵。注意 raspberry 中的 p 不发音,读作 /ˈræzˌbɛri/,不要读成 /ˈræspˌbɛri/。
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.