fruit

noun

/fruːt/

Idioms

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[countable, uncountable] the part of a plant that consists of one or more seeds and a soft inner part, can be eaten as food and usually tastes sweet水果
- tropical fruits, such as bananas and pineapples热带水果，如香蕉和菠萝
- citrus fruits, such as oranges and lemons柑橘类水果，如橙子和柠檬
- Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.要多吃新鲜水果和蔬菜。
- Eat five daily portions of fruit and vegetables.每天吃五份水果和蔬菜。
- a piece of fruit (= an apple, an orange, etc.)一个水果
- The colour indicates when the fruit is ripe.这种颜色表明水果何时成熟。
- Whole fruits contain more fibre than fruit juice.全水果比果汁含有更多的纤维。
- The orchard has over 300 fruit trees.果园里有300多棵果树。
compare vegetable see also dried fruit, first fruit, kiwi fruit, low-hanging fruit, sharon fruit, soft fruit, star fruitTopics Fooda1, Farminga1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
- overripe
- ripe
- …
… of fruit
- piece
verb + fruit
- eat
- have
- bear
- …
fruit + verb
- grow
- ripen
phrases
- fruit and vegetables
fruit + noun
- tree
- juice
- punch
- …
[countable] (specialist) a part of a plant or tree that is formed after the flowers have died and in which seeds develop果实
- The crab apple bears a small, bitter fruit.沙果树结的果子又小又涩。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
- overripe
- ripe
- …
… of fruit
- piece
verb + fruit
- eat
- have
- bear
- …
fruit + verb
- grow
- ripen
phrases
- fruit and vegetables
fruit + noun
- tree
- juice
- punch
- …
[countable, usually plural] (literary) all the natural things that the earth produces（大地的）产物；农产品
[countable] (offensive) an offensive word for a gay man男同性恋者

词源Middle English: from Old French, from Latin fructus ‘enjoyment of produce, harvest’, from frui ‘enjoy’, related to fruges ‘fruits of the earth’, plural (and most common form) of frux, frug- ‘fruit’.

Idioms

bear fruit

to have a successful result成功；取得成果Topics Successc2

forbidden fruit

a thing that is not allowed and that therefore seems very attractive禁果（唯其禁止，故特别诱人）
- Well, you know what they say— forbidden fruit tastes sweetest.嗯，你知道他们说什么——禁果味道最甜。
Topics Permission and obligationc2

the fruit/fruits of something

the good results of an activity or a situation成果；成效；结果
- to enjoy the fruits of your labours (= the rewards for your hard work)享受你艰苦劳动的成果
- The book is the fruit of years of research.这本书是多年研究的成果。
- He was now reaping the fruits of all his hard work.他正在收获所有辛勤劳动的果实。
- Their work left them enough time to enjoy the fruits of their success.他们的工作使他们有足够的时间来享受成功的果实。
- the first fruits of the government's health campaign政府卫生运动的初步成果

fruit

verb

/fruːt/

[intransitive] (specialist)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they fruit	/fruːt/ /fruːt/
he / she / it fruits	/fruːts/ /fruːts/
past simple fruited	/ˈfruːtɪd/ /ˈfruːtɪd/
past participle fruited	/ˈfruːtɪd/ /ˈfruːtɪd/
-ing form fruiting	/ˈfruːtɪŋ/ /ˈfruːtɪŋ/

(of a tree or plant树或花草) to produce fruit结果
词源Middle English: from Old French, from Latin fructus ‘enjoyment of produce, harvest’, from frui ‘enjoy’, related to fruges ‘fruits of the earth’, plural (and most common form) of frux, frug- ‘fruit’.