a [adj] prune
prune 是可数名词,可用形容词修饰。
a dried prune
一个干李子
西梅干;李子干
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
西梅干;李子干
the dried, wrinkled fruit of a type of plum
a dried prune
一个干李子
某些李属植物的干皱果实
The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
像西梅干一样皱缩的东西
Something wrinkly like a prune.
I ate a prune for a healthy snack.
我吃了一个李子干作为健康零食。
She added some prunes to the oatmeal for sweetness.
她在燕麦片里加了一些李子干来增加甜味。
Prune juice is known to help with digestion.
李子汁以助于消化而闻名。
prune 是可数名词,可用形容词修饰。
a dried prune
一个干李子
常用动词 have 或 eat 搭配。
I had a prune for a snack.
我吃了一个李子干当零食。
prune 可作定语修饰名词,表示原料或种类。
prune juice
李子汁
Not this
These prunes are very juicy and sweet.
Use this
These plums are very juicy and sweet.
中文中“李子”既可指新鲜李子也可指李子干,但英语中prune特指李子干,plum才是新鲜李子。此句语境是新鲜多汁,应用plum。
Not this
I bought some prune from the supermarket.
Use this
I bought some prunes from the supermarket.
prune是可数名词,表示“李子干”时常用复数形式prunes。中文没有单复数变化,学习者容易忽略英语中的复数标记。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
西梅汁
A glass of warm prune juice can help with constipation.
一杯温热的西梅汁有助于缓解便秘。
西梅干;李子干
Dried prunes make a sweet and chewy snack.
西梅干是一种又甜又有嚼劲的零食。
炖西梅(西梅干加糖炖煮的甜品)
My grandmother served stewed prunes with porridge for breakfast.
我祖母早餐时端上炖西梅配粥。
西梅泥
You can use prune puree to replace some of the butter in the cake.
你可以用西梅泥代替蛋糕里的一部分黄油。
看起来皱巴巴的(像西梅干一样)
After being in the pool so long, my hand looked like a prune.
在游泳池里泡了那么久,我的手皱巴巴的,像西梅干一样。
装模作样的文雅谈吐;矫揉造作的言谈
She talked all about prunes and prisms instead of saying what she really thought.
她尽说些装模作样的客套话,没有说出真实想法。
满嘴胡话;胡说八道
Don't listen to him; he's full of prunes.
别听他瞎说,他满嘴胡话。
皱得像西梅干一样;浑身皱巴巴
After swimming all afternoon, my fingers were wrinkled like a prune.
游了一下午泳后,我的手指皱得像西梅干一样。
啊,西梅汁。战士的饮料!——出自《辛普森一家》园丁威利的台词。
After a long swim, her skin felt like a prune.
长时间游泳后,她的皮肤摸起来像西梅干一样皱。
Use prune naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 prune 看成 p + rune + e:皱巴巴的西梅干表皮像刻满如尼文(rune),一看到 rune 就想到那股皱纹。
语域:mixed 常见场景:食品与烹饪、超市购物、日常闲聊中形容外表 prune 作名词时,本义“西梅干/李子干”属于中性常用词,多用于食品、烹饪或购物等场景;比喻义“皱巴巴的人/物”较口语化,常见于非正式交谈。通常根据上下文判断。
可数名词,常以复数形式出现。
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