Word · Frequency #13007
kiwis
猕猴桃
kiwis is the plural of kiwi.
fuzzy brown fruit with green flesh
- 1.
A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
- 2.
A kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa).
- 3.
A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwifruit flesh (also called kiwi green).
几维鸟；鹬鸵；地勤人员；新西兰人
In use
I bought a ripe kiwi at the market this morning.
She added sliced kiwis to the fruit salad for a fresh, tangy taste.
Would you like some kiwi with your yogurt?
a kiwi
此用法中 kiwi 是可数名词，指猕猴桃这种水果；复数形式为 kiwis。
I had a kiwi after lunch.
午饭后我吃了一个猕猴桃。
the kiwi
定冠词 the 与单数名词搭配，可用来表示整个物种。
The kiwi is a flightless bird found only in New Zealand.
几维鸟是一种只生活在新西兰的不会飞的鸟。
kiwis
复数形式 kiwis 指多只几维鸟，也可泛指这类鸟。
Kiwis usually come out at night to look for food.
Connections
Collocations
- kiwi fruit
- 猕猴桃
- I had a kiwi fruit with my yogurt this morning.今天早上我吃了一份猕猴桃配酸奶。
- slice a kiwi
- 切猕猴桃
- Slice a kiwi in half and scoop out the flesh.把猕猴桃切成两半，舀出果肉。
- ripe kiwi
- 成熟的猕猴桃
- You can tell a ripe kiwi by its fragrance.你可以通过香味判断猕猴桃是否成熟。
- kiwi bird
- 几维鸟
- The kiwi bird is active at night.几维鸟在夜间活动。
- flightless kiwi
- 不会飞的几维鸟
- The flightless kiwi is an endangered species.这种不会飞的几维鸟是濒危物种。
- golden kiwi
- 金猕猴桃
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：猕猴桃 kiwi 毛茸茸、绿瓤黑籽；新西兰国鸟几维鸟也毛茸茸，同名同国，看一眼鸟就想起果。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：grocery shopping、recipes and cooking、health and nutrition 在表示猕猴桃时，kiwi 通常为中性常用词，口语和书面语均可；正式或说明性文体中，为避免与几维鸟混淆，也常用 kiwifruit。多用于食品、营养、购物等日常语境。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 kiwis。
Pronunciation & Spelling
kiwi 读作 /ˈkiːwiː/，重音在第一个音节。常见英语单词中几乎没有和它完全押韵的词。下面这些词与 kiwi 在拼写或末尾发音上相似，但并不是真押韵：wiki /ˈwɪki/、ski /skiː/、taxi /ˈtæksi/、coffee /ˈkɒfi/。另外，key /kiː/ 与 kiwi 开头读音相同，但结尾不同，比较时可参考。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.