| 釋義 |
apple /'aepl; 'aepl/ n (tree with) round fruit with firm juicy flesh and skin that is green, red or yellow when the fruit is ripe. 蘋果; 蘋果樹。 → the illus at fruit. 參看 fruit 之插圖。 the ~ of one's eye, sb or sth dearly loved. 極受珍愛之人或物; 掌上明珠。 ~ of discord, cause of quarrel. 爭吵的原因。 upset the/sb's '~-cart, spoil the/his plans. 破壞(某人之)計劃。 in ~-pie 'order, in perfect order, with everything in the right place. 井然有序。 '~jack n (US) brandy distilled from fermented cider. (美)蘋果白蘭地(由蒸餾發(fā)酵的蘋果汁而成)。 ~ 'sauce, (US = '~sauce) n a sliced ~s stewed. 蘋果醬。 b (US colloq) nonsense; insincere flattery. (美俗)胡說; 假意的恭維; 奉承。 Adam's ~, Adam. |