英语词汇“plum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	plum
释义	Trends of plum View usage for: plum (plʌm) Word forms: plural plums 1. countable noun A plum is a small, sweet fruit with a smooth red or yellow skin and a stone in the middle. Synonyms: prize, find, pick, cream More Synonyms of plum 2. colour Something that is plum or plum-coloured is a dark reddish-purple colour. ...plum-coloured silk. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A plum job, contract, or role is a very good one that a lot of people would like. [journalism] Laura landed a plum job with a smart art gallery. More Synonyms of plum plum in British English 1 (plʌm) noun 1. a small rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica, with white flowers and an edible oval fruit that is purple, yellow, or green and contains an oval stone See also greengage, damson 2. the fruit of this tree 3. a raisin, as used in a cake or pudding 4. a. a dark reddish-purple colour b. (as adjective) a plum carpet 5. informal a. something of a superior or desirable kind, such as a financial bonus b. (as modifier) a plum job Derived forms plumlike (ˈplumˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English plūme; related to Latin prunum, German Pflaume plum in British English 2 (plʌm) adjective, adverb a variant spelling of plumb (sense 3), plumb (sense 4), plumb (sense 5), plumb (sense 6) plum in American English (plʌm) noun 1. a. any of various small prunus trees bearing a smooth-skinned, edible drupaceous fruit with a flattened stone b. the edible fruit 2. any of various trees bearing plumlike fruits 3. a raisin, when used in pudding or cake plum pudding 4. the dark bluish-red or reddish-purple color of some plums 5. something choice or desirable; specif., a well-paying job Word origin ME < OE plume, akin to Ger pflaume < WGmc pruma < VL pruna: see prune2 More idioms containing plum a plum in your mouth Image of plum © Viktar Malyshchyts, shutterstock Examples of 'plum' in a sentence plum These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content.Read more… Deep red, with dark spiced plums. Times, Sunday Times (2016) When's the best time to remove the lower branches of my plum tree? The Sun (2016) What's causing the white dust on the leaves of our plum tree? The Sun (2016) It seems unlikely he has landed a plum City job. The Sun (2016) Try plum and cherry red. Times, Sunday Times (2017) He's got a plum job. The Sun (2017) Running the V&A is a plum job for the 42-year-old historian. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Cherry plum is producing new leaves and sparkling white flowers at the same time. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Black plum colour belies bouncy red fruits and the oak is perfectly balanced. Times, Sunday Times (2015) WHAT'S wrong with the leaves of my plum tree? The Sun (2007) There is more to come and he has the plum draw. The Sun (2011) Run a sharp knife round the middle of the plums and twist apart. Times, Sunday Times (2011) In peace this would have been a plum job. Simon Ball THE GUARDSMEN (2004) Now comes a more logical explanation of why the church plum trees had fruit. Christianity Today (2000) Deep plums and rich reds will warm up cold autumn nights. The Sun (2009) Two winter plum trees grow beside my door. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) She will be sharper today and has the plum draw to help. The Sun (2010) Support any heavily laden plum tree branches. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In autumn, the cherry plum will have small red and yellow fruit. Times, Sunday Times (2015) How come he got that plum job with Godolphin? Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004) This season's hottest reds go from plum and berry tones to deep blood reds. The Sun (2013) Allies had suggested the former party leader could land a plum role in his successor's shadow cabinet. The Sun (2015) WHAT is making holes in the leaves of my cherry and plum trees? The Sun (2013) Soft white is a warm and calming hue, while darker colours like plum and teal will make it cosy. The Sun (2013) LOOKING to land a plum role? The Sun (2014) I also like to combine spring greens with plum, mahogany and maroon tones. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Against cakes: how cakes are bad things, especially if they are sweet and have plums in them. George Eliot Middlemarch (1872) Her eyes were really drawn out using soft plum colours, and a grey powder liner was applied close to her upper lashes with a thin damp brush. The Sun (2007) The season is from August, but of all plums the fruit must be ripe and then it becomes honey sweet. Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994) Word lists with plum purple, tree In other languages plum British English: plum /plʌm/ NOUN A plum is a small sweet fruit with a smooth red or yellow skin and a stone in the middle. American English: plum Arabic: بَرْقُوق Brazilian Portuguese: ameixa Chinese: 李子 Croatian: šljiva Czech: švestka Danish: blomme frugt Dutch: pruim European Spanish: ciruela Finnish: luumu French: prune German: Pflaume Greek: δαμάσκηνο Italian: susina Japanese: プラム Korean: 서양자두 Norwegian: plomme Polish: śliwka European Portuguese: ameixa Romanian: prună Russian: слива Latin American Spanish: ciruela Swedish: plommon Thai: ลูกพลัม Turkish: erik Ukrainian: слива Vietnamese: quả mận Translate your text for free All related terms of 'plum' plum duff (in Britain) a dark brown rich boiled or steamed pudding made with flour , suet , sugar, and dried fruit plum job A job is the work that someone does to earn money. plum tree → another name for plum 1 (sense 1 ) beach plum a rosaceous shrub , Prunus maritima , of coastal regions of E North America cherry plum a small widely planted Asian rosaceous tree, Prunus cerasifera, with white flowers and red or yellow cherry-like fruit ground plum a North American leguminous plant, Astragalus caryocarpus, with purple or white flowers and green thick-walled plumlike edible pods Japan plum an ornamental evergreen rosaceous tree, Eriobotrya japonica , of China and Japan , having reddish woolly branches, white flowers, and small yellow edible plumlike fruits plum tomato Plum tomatoes are long egg-shaped tomatoes. Japanese plum a cultivated plum tree ( Prunus salicina ) with yellow or reddish fruits, native to China plum pudding Plum pudding is a special pudding eaten at Christmas which is made with dried fruit, spices , and suet. victoria plum a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a folding hood , two passenger seats, and a seat in front for the driver gingerbread plum the fruit of the gingerbread tree a plum in your mouth an upper-class accent marmalade tree a tropical American sapotaceous tree, Calocarpum sapota , with durable wood : its fruit is used to make preserves sapodilla a large tropical American evergreen tree , Achras zapota, the latex of which yields chicle Christmas pudding Christmas pudding is a special pudding that is eaten at Christmas. Chinese translation of 'plum' plum (plʌm) n (c) (= fruit) 梅子 (méizi) (颗, kē) adj (inf) a plum job 美差 (měichāi) (modifier) in the sense of choice Definition very desirable Laura landed a plum job with a smart art gallery. Synonyms choice prize first-class (noun) in the sense of prize Definition something of a superior or desirable kind His next acting role was a plum. Synonyms prize find pick These boys are the pick of the under-15 cricketers in the country. cream The event was attended by the cream of Hollywood society. bonus a special end-of-year bonus treasure Charlie? Oh he's a treasure, he's so kind. Additional synonyms in the sense of bonus Definition something given, paid, or received above what is due or expected a special end-of-year bonus Synonyms extra, benefit, commission, prize, gift, reward, premium, dividend, hand-out, perk (British, informal), bounty, gratuity, honorarium, boot money (informal) in the sense of cream Definition the best part of something The event was attended by the cream of Hollywood society. Synonyms best, elite, prime, pick, flower, the crème de la crème in the sense of pick Definition the best These boys are the pick of the under-15 cricketers in the country. Synonyms best, prime, finest, tops (slang), choicest, flower, prize, elect, pride, elite, cream, jewel in the crown, the crème de la crème Nearby words of plum plucky plug plug away plum plumage plumb plumb the depths of something Synonyms of 'plum' plum Explore 'plum' in the dictionary Seepet
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