lemon

noun

/ˈlemən/

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[countable, uncountable] a yellow citrus fruit with juice that has a bitter, sharp taste. Slices of lemon and lemon juice are used in cooking and drinks.
- Add a squeeze of lemon juice.
- Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the fish.
- a gin and tonic with ice and lemon
- lemon tea
- a lemon tree
- Garnish the fish with wedges of lemon.
Topics Fooda2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
… of lemon
- slice
- wedge
- cake
- …
verb + lemon
- squeeze
- slice
- garnish something with
- …
lemon + noun
- tree
- pip
- seed
- …
See full entry
[uncountable, countable] lemon juice or a drink made from lemon see also bitter lemon
(also lemon yellow)
[uncountable] a pale yellow colour
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Colour compounds
- baby blue
- china-blue
- cobalt blue
- electric blue
- ice-blue
- midnight blue
- navy blue
- peacock blue
- petrol blue
- powder blue
- royal blue
- sky-blue
- blood-red
- cherry red
- pillar-box red
- wine red
- bottle-green
- emerald green
- jade green
- lime green
- olive-green
- pea-green
- sea-green
- lemon yellow
- primrose yellow
- lily-white
- snow-white
- coal-black
- jet black
- pitch-black
- charcoal grey
- iron-grey
- slate-grey
- rose pink
- salmon pink
- shocking pink
- nut-brown
Topics Colours and Shapesb2
[countable] (especially North American English, informal) a thing that cannot be used because it does not work as it should synonym dud
[countable] (British English) a stupid person

synonym idiot

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

单词	lemon
释义	lemon noun /ˈlemən/ /ˈlemən/ jump to other results enlarge image [countable, uncountable] a yellow citrus fruit with juice that has a bitter, sharp taste. Slices of lemon and lemon juice are used in cooking and drinks. Add a squeeze of lemon juice. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the fish. a gin and tonic with ice and lemon lemon tea a lemon tree Garnish the fish with wedges of lemon. Topics Fooda2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fresh … of lemon slice wedge cake … verb + lemon squeeze slice garnish something with … lemon + noun tree pip seed … See full entry [uncountable, countable] lemon juice or a drink made from lemon see also bitter lemon (also lemon yellow) [uncountable] a pale yellow colour More Like This Colour compoundsColour compounds baby blue china-blue cobalt blue electric blue ice-blue midnight blue navy blue peacock blue petrol blue powder blue royal blue sky-blue blood-red cherry red pillar-box red wine red bottle-green emerald green jade green lime green olive-green pea-green sea-green lemon yellow primrose yellow lily-white snow-white coal-black jet black pitch-black charcoal grey iron-grey slate-grey rose pink salmon pink shocking pink nut-brown Topics Colours and Shapesb2 [countable] (especially North American English, informal) a thing that cannot be used because it does not work as it should synonym dud [countable] (British English) a stupid person synonym idiot Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind); compare with lime (the fruit). lemon adjective /ˈlemən/ /ˈlemən/ (also lemon yellow) jump to other results pale yellow in colourTopics Colours and Shapesb2 Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind); compare with lime (the fruit).
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