maple + noun
maple 常作定语修饰名词,如 syrup(糖浆)、wood(木材)、leaves(叶子)。
She drizzled maple syrup over her pancakes.
她在煎饼上淋了枫糖浆。
一种小树(Acer campestre),掌状叶五裂,结翅果,主要原产于东亚、欧洲、北非和北美;任何枫树的木材;尤指糖枫坚硬致密的木材;常用于家具和地板;用枫树汁液制成的枫糖浆的味道,或其仿制味道;槭属众多乔木或灌木之一,结成对翅果;分布于北温带;枫
the hard close-grained wood of maple trees, especially the sugar maple, used for furniture and flooring
一种小树(Acer campestre),掌状叶五裂,结翅果,主要原产于东亚、欧洲、北非和北美
A small tree, Acer campestre, known as the common maple, field maple, or hedge maple, which has palmate leaves with five lobes and winged seeds, and is chiefly native to East Asia, Europe, North Africa, and North America.
任何枫树的木材;尤指糖枫坚硬致密的木材;常用于家具和地板
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
用枫树汁液制成的枫糖浆的味道,或其仿制味道
The flavour of maple syrup made from the sap of a maple tree, or an imitation of that flavour.
槭属众多乔木或灌木之一,结成对翅果;分布于北温带
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
The maple in our backyard turns bright red every autumn.
我们后院的枫树每到秋天就变成鲜红色。
用法提示:maple 作可数名词,指枫树。
This cabinet is made of solid maple.
这个柜子是用实心枫木做的。
用法提示:maple 作不可数名词,指枫木。
We planted three maples along the driveway.
我们沿车道种了三棵枫树。
用法提示:maples 是 maple 的复数形式,指多棵枫树。
maple 常作定语修饰名词,如 syrup(糖浆)、wood(木材)、leaves(叶子)。
She drizzled maple syrup over her pancakes.
她在煎饼上淋了枫糖浆。
maple 可作可数名词,指枫树。
The children like to play under the big maple.
孩子们喜欢在那棵大枫树下玩耍。
表示木材时,maple 为不可数名词。
The kitchen table is made of maple.
这张餐桌是枫木做的。
maplewood 是 maple 的复合形式,专指枫树木材;maple 本身也可指枫树,所以在说到木材时二者可互换,但 maplewood 更常作定语(如 maplewood table)。
grammar · medium
易错句子The table is made of maples.
正确表达The table is made of maple.
这里的 maple 指枫木材料,是不可数名词,不能用复数;maples 只表示枫树这种树的多棵。应去掉 s,用单数形式的 maple 指代木材。
grammar · medium
易错句子I picked up a red maple from the ground.
正确表达I picked up a red maple leaf from the ground.
maple 表示枫树或枫木,不表示枫叶。要表达“枫叶”需说 maple leaf(复数 maple leaves)。受汉语“枫叶”的影响,容易把 a maple 误当成一片枫叶。
maple 是名词,指“枫树/枫木”;map 是名词“地图”或动词“绘制地图”。二者拼写相近(maple 以 map 开头),但发音和意思不同:map 读 /mæp/,maple 读 /ˈmeɪpəl/。表示地图时用 map,不要误写成 maple。
枫糖浆
She poured maple syrup over her pancakes.
她在煎饼上倒了枫糖浆。
枫叶
The maple leaf is a national symbol of Canada.
枫叶是加拿大的国家象征。
枫树
A tall maple tree stands in front of our house.
我们家门前有一棵高大的枫树。
枫木
The floor is made of maple wood.
这地板是枫木做的。
糖枫
Sugar maples are tapped for their sweet sap.
人们从糖枫中采集甜汁。
枫叶,我们珍爱的象征,枫叶永存!
This line comes from an 1867 Canadian patriotic song that celebrates the maple leaf as the country's emblem.
这句歌词出自1867年的一首加拿大爱国歌曲,歌曲以枫叶作为国家的象征。
美国枫树街,夏末。一个安静、绿树成荫的小世界,处处是门廊和烧烤炉。
This is the opening narration from the Twilight Zone episode 'The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,' in which the maple trees on a peaceful street become a backdrop for paranoia.
这是《迷离时空》剧集《枫树街的怪物》的开场旁白,剧中一条宁静街道上的枫树成了猜疑与恐慌的背景。
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