Word · Frequency #12740
melon
瓜；甜瓜
any of various fruits of the gourd family with a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh, such as muskmelons and watermelons
- 1.
Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
- 2.
The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants.
- 3.
A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
- 4.
A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
瓜；甜瓜；红利；赃物；[化] 三聚二氰亚胺
In use
At the market, she picked a ripe melon by tapping its skin.
In summer, we usually slice a cold melon for dessert after lunch.
These melons from the farm are sweeter than the ones in the store.
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。
melons
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。
a slice of melon
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.
Connections
Collocations
- melon seeds
- 瓜子
- We bought roasted melon seeds at the market.我们在市场上买了炒瓜子。
- melon ball
- 瓜球
- She scooped the fruit into melon balls.她把水果挖成瓜球。
- melon salad
- 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。
- slice of melon
- 一片瓜
- He took a slice of melon from the plate.他从盘子里拿了一片瓜。
- honeydew melon
- 蜜瓜
- The honeydew melon was juicy and sweet.这个蜜瓜多汁又香甜。
- melon rind
- 瓜皮
Learner notes
Memory Tip
melon 中间有个 o，像圆圆的瓜身；m 像瓜藤，看到 o 就想起甜瓜。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
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
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