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a melon
melon 指整个瓜果时是可数名词，单数前需加 a/an。
She bought a melon at the market.
她在市场上买了一个甜瓜。
瓜；甜瓜
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瓜；甜瓜
any of various fruits of the gourd family with a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh, such as muskmelons and watermelons
She bought a melon at the market.
她在市场上买了一个甜瓜。
Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants.
A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
At the market, she picked a ripe melon by tapping its skin.
在市场，她通过轻拍瓜皮挑了一个熟透的甜瓜。
In summer, we usually slice a cold melon for dessert after lunch.
夏天，我们通常午饭后把冰凉的甜瓜切片当甜点。
These melons from the farm are sweeter than the ones in the store.
这个农场种的甜瓜比商店里的更甜。
melon 指整个瓜果时是可数名词，单数前需加 a/an。
She bought a melon at the market.
她在市场上买了一个甜瓜。
表示多个瓜时，直接使用复数形式 melons。
These melons are very sweet.
这些甜瓜很甜。
要表达“一片瓜”时，常用 a slice of melon，其中 melon 指瓜肉。
He cut a slice of melon for me.
他为我切了一片甜瓜。
Not this
I bought three melon at the supermarket.
Use this
I bought three melons at the supermarket.
中文名词没有单复数变化，但英语中 melon 是可数名词。表示三个瓜时必须用复数 melons，不能省略 -s。
Not this
I don't have much melons.
Use this
I don't have many melons.
melon 是可数名词，复数 melons 表示多个瓜，必须用 many 修饰；much 只修饰不可数名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
瓜子
We bought roasted melon seeds at the market.
我们在市场上买了炒瓜子。
瓜球
She scooped the fruit into melon balls.
她把水果挖成瓜球。
瓜果沙拉
The restaurant serves a refreshing melon salad.
这家餐厅供应一份清爽的瓜果沙拉。
一片瓜
He took a slice of melon from the plate.
他从盘子里拿了一片瓜。
蜜瓜
The honeydew melon was juicy and sweet.
这个蜜瓜多汁又香甜。
瓜皮
You can pickle the melon rind instead of throwing it away.
你可以腌制瓜皮，而不是把它扔掉。
动动脑子，好好想想
Use your melon — that deal is a trap.
动动脑子——那笔交易是个陷阱。
分红，分配额外利润
The company had a great year, so it decided to cut a melon.
公司业绩很好，所以决定分红。
当生活给你瓜时，你有阅读障碍。
This melon is juicy and sweet.
这个瓜多汁又甜。
Use melon naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
melon 中间有个 o，像圆圆的瓜身；m 像瓜藤，看到 o 就想起甜瓜。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常购物（如水果店、超市）、食谱或料理指南 melon 在日常口语和书面语中都很常见，通常泛指西瓜、甜瓜等葫芦科水果；在正式或专业语境（如植物学）中也同样适用，因此整体属于中性词。
Words that rhyme with melon (/ˈmɛlən/): felon and Helen. Lookalikes to watch: lemon has the same first vowel /ɛ/ but then /mən/, so it does not rhyme; gallon ends in /lən/ but its stressed vowel is /æ/, not /ɛ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.