cherry

noun

/ˈtʃeri/

(plural cherries)

Idioms

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[countable] a small soft round fruit with shiny red or black skin and a large seed inside see also black cherry (2)Topics Foodb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- black
- red
- glacé
- …
… of cherries
- bunch
cherry + noun
- pit
- stone
- pie
- …
See full entry
(also cherry tree)
[countable] a tree on which cherries grow, or a similar tree, grown for its flowers
- cherry blossom
- a winter-flowering cherry
see also black cherry (1)Topics Plants and treesb2
(also cherrywood
/ˈtʃeriwʊd/

/ˈtʃeriwʊd/
)
[uncountable] the wood of the cherry tree see also black cherry (3)
(also cherry red)
[uncountable] a bright red colour
More Like This Colour compounds
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

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French cherise, from medieval Latin ceresia, based on Greek kerasos ‘cherry tree, cherry’. The final -s was lost because cherise was interpreted as plural (compare with pea).

Idioms

a bite at/of the cherry

(British English) an opportunity to do something
- You only get one bite at the cherry in life.
- They were eager for a second bite of the cherry.

cherry

adjective

/ˈtʃeri/

(also cherry red)

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bright red in colour
- cherry lips
Topics Colours and Shapesc2
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French cherise, from medieval Latin ceresia, based on Greek kerasos ‘cherry tree, cherry’. The final -s was lost because cherise was interpreted as plural (compare with pea).

单词	cherry
释义	cherry noun /ˈtʃeri/ /ˈtʃeri/ (plural cherries) Idioms jump to other results enlarge image [countable] a small soft round fruit with shiny red or black skin and a large seed inside see also black cherry (2)Topics Foodb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective black red glacé … … of cherries bunch cherry + noun pit stone pie … See full entry (also cherry tree) [countable] a tree on which cherries grow, or a similar tree, grown for its flowers cherry blossom a winter-flowering cherry see also black cherry (1)Topics Plants and treesb2 (also cherrywood /ˈtʃeriwʊd/ /ˈtʃeriwʊd/ ) [uncountable] the wood of the cherry tree see also black cherry (3) (also cherry red) [uncountable] a bright red 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 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French cherise, from medieval Latin ceresia, based on Greek kerasos ‘cherry tree, cherry’. The final -s was lost because cherise was interpreted as plural (compare with pea). Idioms a bite at/of the cherry (British English) an opportunity to do something You only get one bite at the cherry in life. They were eager for a second bite of the cherry. cherry adjective /ˈtʃeri/ /ˈtʃeri/ (also cherry red) jump to other results bright red in colour cherry lips Topics Colours and Shapesc2 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French cherise, from medieval Latin ceresia, based on Greek kerasos ‘cherry tree, cherry’. The final -s was lost because cherise was interpreted as plural (compare with pea).
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