Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #4583
lemon
柠檬
A yellow oval citrus fruit with juicy, sour flesh.
- 1.
A yellowish citrus fruit.
一种淡黄色的柑橘类水果。
- 2.
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
黄色椭圆形水果,果肉多汁且酸
- 3.
A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
一种亚热带常绿乔木,结柠檬果。
- 4.
a strong yellow color
鲜艳的黄色
- 5.
A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
一种与柠檬果相关的明亮黄色调。
- 6.
a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit
一种小型常绿树,起源于亚洲,但广泛种植以供果实
- 7.
A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris).
一种柠檬鲨。
- 8.
The surface of revolution of a circular arc of angle less than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc’s two endpoints.
由小于180°的圆弧绕其端点连线旋转而成的旋转曲面。
柠檬黄；柠檬色；柠檬树；柠檬鲨；柠檬形曲面；一种淡黄色的柑橘类水果。
In use
I squeezed a lemon into my tea.
The lemon tree in our backyard is full of fruit.
She chose a lemon yellow dress for the party.
a lemon
lemon作可数名词，表示单个柠檬果实。
I bought a lemon.
我买了一个柠檬。
lemon + noun
lemon可直接修饰名词，构成复合名词。
lemon juice
柠檬汁
verb + a lemon
常见动词搭配包括squeeze, slice, peel等。
Squeeze a lemon.
榨一个柠檬。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- lemon juice
- 柠檬汁
- I squeezed fresh lemon juice into the water.我往水里挤了新鲜的柠檬汁。
- lemon tree
- 柠檬树
- We have a lemon tree in our backyard.我们后院有一棵柠檬树。
- lemon flavor
- 柠檬味
- This candy has a strong lemon flavor.这种糖果有浓郁的柠檬味。
- lemon yellow
- 柠檬黄
- She wore a lemon yellow dress to the party.她穿了一条柠檬黄的裙子去参加派对。
- lemon car
- 问题汽车
- He bought a used car that turned out to be a lemon.他买了一辆二手车，结果是个问题车。
- lemon law
- 柠檬法
Learner notes
Memory Tip
黄色的柠檬很酸，也比喻有缺陷的车。
Context & Register
neutral | food, grocery, cooking, recipes | 通常用于食品、烹饪或日常生活场景，语气中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The target word 'lemon' ends in /mən/. 'Demon', 'common', and 'summon' share the same ending /mən/ but have different stressed vowels, so they are not perfect rhymes. 'Melon' looks similar but ends in /lən/, a different sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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