Word · Frequency #7442
hazel
榛树；榛木；淡褐色
a tree or shrub that produces hazelnuts; the wood of such a tree; a light brown or greenish-brown color
- 1.
A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
榛属的树或灌木,结出可食用的坚果,称为榛子或榛果。
- 2.
The nut of the hazel tree.
榛树的坚果
- 3.
The wood of a hazelnut tree.
榛树的木材。
- 4.
A greenish-brown colour, the colour of a ripe hazelnut.
绿褐色,成熟榛子的颜色
- 5.
Freestone.
无核石。
榛属的树或灌木,结出可食用的坚果,称为榛子或榛果。；榛树的坚果；榛树的木材。；绿褐色,成熟榛子的颜色；无核石。
In use
Her hazel eyes sparkled in the sunlight.
The hazel tree in the garden is full of nuts.
The walls were painted a soft hazel.
a hazel + [noun]
hazel作形容词时，常用来描述眼睛颜色。
She has beautiful hazel eyes.
她有一双美丽的淡褐色眼睛。
[quantifier] hazel(s)
hazel作可数名词时指榛子，复数形式加-s。
The tree produced a handful of hazels.
这棵树结了一把榛子。
Common mistakes
She has hazel nut eyes.She has hazel eyes.
误将'hazel'（淡褐色的）与'hazelnut'（榛子）混淆，作为颜色形容词时直接用'hazel'即可，无需'nut'。
Connections
Collocations
- hazel tree
- 榛树
- The hazel tree in the garden is very old.花园里的那棵榛树很老了。
- hazel nuts
- 榛子
- She collected hazel nuts for the winter.她收集榛子过冬。
- hazel eyes
- 淡褐色的眼睛
- Her hazel eyes sparkled in the sunlight.她那双淡褐色的眼睛在阳光下闪闪发光。
- hazel color
- 淡褐色
- The walls were painted a soft hazel color.墙壁被刷成柔和的淡褐色。
- hazel wood
- 榛木
- The table is made of solid hazel wood.这张桌子是实心榛木做的。
- hazel branch
- 榛树枝
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想秋天的榛叶呈现淡褐色，hazel正是榛子和这种颜色的名称。
Context & Register
名词: register=neutral, typical settings=日常或书面语境，描述榛树、榛子或淡褐色；形容词: register=neutral, typical settings=描述颜色或木质，多见于书面或诗意表达。 note_zh: 两种词性均比较中性，通常用于一般描述，形容词多见于文学或具体产品描述。
Grammar Note
作‘榛子’或‘榛树’时是可数名词；作‘淡褐色’时不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No true rhymes exist for 'hazel'. The listed words share the initial spelling 'haz' and the sound /heɪz/, but differ in the final part.
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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