| 单词 | cherry |
| 释义 | cherry n. & adj. --n (pl. -ies) 1. a a small soft round stone-fruit. b any of several trees of the genus Prunus bearing this or grown for its ornamental flowers. 2. (in full cherry wood) the wood of a cherry. 3. US sl. a virginity. b a virgin. --adj of a light red colour. Phrases and idioms cherry brandy a dark-red liqueur of brandy in which cherries have been steeped. cherry-laurel Brit. a small evergreen tree, Prunus laurocerasus, with white flowers and cherry-like fruits. cherry-picker colloq. a crane for raising and lowering people. cherry-pie 1. a pie made with cherries. 2. a garden heliotrope. cherry plum 1. a tree, Prunus cerasifera, native to SW Asia, with solitary white flowers and red fruits. 2. the fruit of this tree. cherry tomato a miniature tomato with a strong flavour. Etymology: ME f. ONF cherise (taken as pl.: cf. PEA) f. med.L ceresia perh. f. L f. Gk kerasos |
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