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

lemon

/ˈlɛmən

noun

1A pale yellow oval citrus fruit with thick skin and fragrant, acidic juice: the juice of seven lemons [mass noun]: garnish with a slice of lemon [as modifier]: lemon juice...

Fried fish was accompanied by the juice of bitter oranges or lemons or by greensauce.
Put cherries and orange slices into a kettle and add the lemon juice and sugar.
Crush the avocado with the lemon juice, salt and pepper, and spread thickly on the bread.

1.1 [mass noun] A drink made from or flavoured with lemon juice: a port and lemon...

No one made me hot lemon drinks or brought me books to read, or showed the slightest sign of sympathy.
I was told to go home and drink hot lemon because all I had was the common cold.
Although lemon tea is a healthy drink, if your father doesn't like it, of course he will be angry.

2 (also lemon tree) The evergreen citrus tree which produces lemons, widely cultivated in warm climates.

Citrus limon, family Rutaceae.

One is across the pool, next to the lemon tree that looks out over the canyon....

I keep raving about our magical lemon tree but I keep forgetting to bring any of its produce to her.
There is a lemon tree just outside our kitchen window that delivers an abundance of big juicy fruit twice a year.

3 [mass noun] A pale yellow colour: [as modifier]: a lemon T-shirt...

Behind glazed double doors, the family room is decorated in pale lemon and floored in solid oak.
A houndstooth wool anchored the season, with touches of dusty rose and pale lemon.
It's an Australian plant naturalised in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold.

4 informal An unsatisfactory or feeble person or thing: car-makers cannot afford to create lemons...

As a result you are stuck holding some real lemons - and the prospect of widespread industrial chaos - as we move into an election year.

Derivatives

lemony

/ˈlɛməni

/ adjective ...

Its sour, lemony flavour meant it was a traditional substitute when lemons were out of season.
Andrew said his cheesecake was not too tangy but nice and lemony, and the ice-cream was a delicious accompaniment.
We ate the smoky, lemony vegetables slightly warm, while the basil still had all its peppery, clove-like scent.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind); compare with lime².

The root of lemon and also lime (mid 17th century) is an Arabic word, lim, that was a collective term for citrus fruit. On fruit machines the lemon is the least valuable symbol, and this may be behind the answer is a lemon ‘the response or outcome is unsatisfactory’. Especially in the USA, a lemon may be a substandard or defective car, of the type all too often bought from shady used-car dealers.

单词	lemon
释义	lemon /ˈlɛmən / noun 1A pale yellow oval citrus fruit with thick skin and fragrant, acidic juice: the juice of seven lemons [mass noun]: garnish with a slice of lemon [as modifier]: lemon juice... Fried fish was accompanied by the juice of bitter oranges or lemons or by greensauce. Put cherries and orange slices into a kettle and add the lemon juice and sugar. Crush the avocado with the lemon juice, salt and pepper, and spread thickly on the bread. 1.1 [mass noun] A drink made from or flavoured with lemon juice: a port and lemon... No one made me hot lemon drinks or brought me books to read, or showed the slightest sign of sympathy. I was told to go home and drink hot lemon because all I had was the common cold. Although lemon tea is a healthy drink, if your father doesn't like it, of course he will be angry. 2 (also lemon tree) The evergreen citrus tree which produces lemons, widely cultivated in warm climates. Citrus limon, family Rutaceae. One is across the pool, next to the lemon tree that looks out over the canyon.... I keep raving about our magical lemon tree but I keep forgetting to bring any of its produce to her. There is a lemon tree just outside our kitchen window that delivers an abundance of big juicy fruit twice a year. 3 [mass noun] A pale yellow colour: [as modifier]: a lemon T-shirt... Behind glazed double doors, the family room is decorated in pale lemon and floored in solid oak. A houndstooth wool anchored the season, with touches of dusty rose and pale lemon. It's an Australian plant naturalised in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold. 4 informal An unsatisfactory or feeble person or thing: car-makers cannot afford to create lemons... As a result you are stuck holding some real lemons - and the prospect of widespread industrial chaos - as we move into an election year. Derivatives lemony /ˈlɛməni / adjective ... Its sour, lemony flavour meant it was a traditional substitute when lemons were out of season. Andrew said his cheesecake was not too tangy but nice and lemony, and the ice-cream was a delicious accompaniment. We ate the smoky, lemony vegetables slightly warm, while the basil still had all its peppery, clove-like scent. Origin Middle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind); compare with lime². The root of lemon and also lime (mid 17th century) is an Arabic word, lim, that was a collective term for citrus fruit. On fruit machines the lemon is the least valuable symbol, and this may be behind the answer is a lemon ‘the response or outcome is unsatisfactory’. Especially in the USA, a lemon may be a substandard or defective car, of the type all too often bought from shady used-car dealers. Rhymes leman, Lemmon, Yemen
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lemon

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lemony

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