fruit

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ldoce_805_pfruit1 /fruːt/ S2 W2 noun (plural fruit or fruits)

1 [countableC, uncountableU]DF something that grows on a plant, tree, or bush, can be eaten as a food, contains seeds or a stone, and is usually sweet 水果

Try to eat plenty of fresh fruit.

盡量多吃新鮮水果。

fruit and vegetables

水果和蔬菜

a glass of fruit juice

一杯果汁

a large garden with fruit trees

種了果樹的大花園

→ dried fruit , soft fruit

5 Grammar 語法

Fruit is usually uncountable. fruit一般不可數

Fruit is inexpensive here.

這裏水果很便宜。

It is used as a countable noun mainly to refer to one or more types of fruit. 作可數名詞時主要指一種或多種水果

oranges and other citrus fruits

橙子及其他柑橘類水果

n GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?

Fruit is usually uncountable: fruit一般不可數

I love fruit.

✗Don’t say: I love fruits.

Fruit is used as a countable noun when talking about particular types of fruit:

They grow mainly citrus fruits.

→5 See picture of apple 蘋果, pip BrE【英】/seed AmE【美】籽, core 果心 ... →4 See picture of 見圖 fruit

2. [countableC, uncountableU] technicalHBP the part of a plant, bush, or tree that contains the seeds 果實

3 the fruit(s) of something RESULTthe good results that you have from something, after you have worked very hard 某事物的成果

I’m looking forward to retirement and having time to enjoy the fruits of my labour (=the results of my hard work).

我盼望着退休，好有時間來享受自己的勞動成果。

Examples from the Corpus

the fruit(s) of something• Such, then, are the fruits of Tod's meticulous vandalism.• You will eat the fruit of your labour; blessings and prosperity will be yours.• As the deficit developed, it enabled the fruits of that revolution to seem greater to consumers than they really were.• For style purposes, choose your plants carefully to enjoy the fruit of your labour all year round.• As for this year's event the fruits of its endeavours may not be fairly assessed in the short term.• They provide for the less committed who still wish to enjoy some of the fruits of the soccer culture.• This is our economic argument: a path to personal enrichment from the fruits of economic progress more widely shared.• The governments there will welcome the fruits of your labours because they can not provide those fruits for themselves.

4. in fruit technicalHBP trees, plants etc that are in fruit are producing their fruit 正在結果實的

5. the fruits of the earth literaryDN all the natural things that the earth produces, such as fruit, vegetables, or minerals 大地[大自然]的産物〔如水果、蔬菜或礦物等〕

Examples from the Corpus

the fruits of the earth• Consuming the fruits of the Earth unrestrained, we become consumed ourselves by avarice and greed.

→ bear fruit at bear1(9)

Examples from the Corpus

fruit• We usually eat fresh fruit after dinner.• Pomiculture - the cultivation of fruit.• Jack grows a variety of fruits and vegetables in the garden.• Then it was usually delicatessen, a filled roll or some cheese or fruit, anything that could be gobbled up quickly.• The seasons of history cause the flowers and the fruit to fall, but the tree remains.• As the deficit developed, it enabled the fruits of that revolution to seem greater to consumers than they really were.• As for this year's event the fruits of its endeavours may not be fairly assessed in the short term.• As they toured the country showing the fruits of seismic tomography, they fanned the flames of interest in this new technique.

fresh fruit• You can wash it all down with a fresh fruit smoothie for $ 3.• A big bowl of salad, some crusty bread and fresh fruit is all you would need to serve alongside.• Today, it is this factor which determines whether they will be sold as fresh fruit or processed into juice or sauce.• Like most fresh fruit, they are a good source of fibre and Vitamin C and are a useful slimming food.• Michele followed her in with steaming bowls of soup, a cheese board, and a selection of fresh fruit.• Leaving potatoes unpeeled and providing fresh fruit instead of fat- and sugar-rich puddings is a great time-saver.• Federal health officials suspect fresh fruit as the source behind the outbreak, but admit the cause or causes may be elusive.• During the day I drink only mineral water, fresh fruit juice, coffee or tea.

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