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单词 peached
释义

peach

1 of 2

noun

ˈpēch How to pronounce peach (audio)
1
a
: a low spreading freely branching Chinese tree (Prunus persica) of the rose family that has lanceolate leaves and sessile usually pink flowers and is widely cultivated in temperate areas for its edible fruit which is a single-seeded drupe with a hard central stone, a pulpy white or yellow flesh, and a thin fuzzy skin
b
: the edible fruit of the peach
2
: a moderate yellowish pink
3
: one resembling a peach (as in sweetness, beauty, or excellence)

peach

2 of 2

verb

peached; peaching; peaches

transitive verb

: to inform against : betray

intransitive verb

: to turn informer : blab

Did you know?

If you guessed that the origin of this verb peach has something to do with a slightly fuzzy fruit, you are unfortunately incorrect. The fruit peach is an unrelated word that traces back to the Latin phrase malum persicum, literally meaning "Persian fruit." The verb blossomed from Middle English apechen ("to accuse"), itself an offspring of the Anglo-French verbs apecher and empecher, both meaning "to ensnare." Empecher is also an ancestor of the English verb impeach, meaning "to bring an accusation against." Both of these English verbs can be traced back to Latin impedicare, meaning "to shackle the feet," and that word is itself rooted in ped-, pes, meaning "foot."

Synonyms

Noun

  • beaut
  • beauty
  • bee's knees
  • cat's meow
  • corker
  • crackerjack
  • crackajack
  • daisy
  • dandy
  • dilly
  • doozy
  • doozie
  • doozer
  • dream
  • honey
  • hot stuff
  • humdinger
  • hummer
  • jim-dandy
  • knockout
  • lollapalooza
  • lulu [slang]
  • nifty
  • pip
  • pippin
  • ripper
  • ripsnorter
  • snorter
  • sockdolager
  • sockdologer
  • standout
  • sweetheart
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Example Sentences

Noun fondly remembers his old Studebaker as being a peach of a car
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Earlier this year, one of the country’s major juice producers called off a plan to convert a plant into one that would make strawberry, peach and pomegranate concentrates. Weilun Soon, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022 Try out these seasonal flavors: cherry with dark chocolate chunks, peach, raspberry cranberry with dark chocolate chunks, maple walnut rum raisin, pumpkin with ginger molasses cookies and peppermint. Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2022 Continuing her streak of color-block dresses, Williams opted for a red-and-peach Nike dress at the 2013 US Open. Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 People said that Dreamworld tasted of mango, peach or orange. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 MaryRuth’s makes liquid liposomal and chewable supplements for women, men and kids that are easy to take and come in tantalizing flavors such as vanilla peach and strawberry cherry vanilla. Meimei Fox, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Step 2Meanwhile, brush corn and peach wedges with remaining 1 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with pepper and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022 If an apple, pear, and peach come from a tree, where do turkeys come from? Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 28 July 2022 Thumper’s is made with pale-peach crepe and decorated with velvet roses, clusters of pearls and rhinestone applique. Good Housekeeping, 3 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English peche, from Anglo-French pesche, peche (the fruit), from Late Latin persica, from Latin (malum) persicum, literally, Persian fruit

Verb

Middle English pechen, short for apechen to accuse, from Anglo-French apecher, empecher to ensnare — more at impeach

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1560, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

peach

noun

ˈpēch How to pronounce peach (audio)
1
: a fruit that is related to the plum and has a sweet juicy yellow or whitish pulp, hairy skin, and a large rough pit
2
: a pale yellowish pink color

peached

verb

past tense of peach
as in shopped

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • shopped
  • turned in
  • gave away
  • snitched (on)
  • betrayed
  • informed (on)
  • backstabbed
  • ratted (on)
  • split (on)
  • told (on)
  • two-timed
  • double-crossed
  • sold (out)
  • crossed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • protected
  • defended
  • guarded
  • stood by
  • saved
  • shielded
  • safeguarded
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