fruit

fruit
noun

the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food
水果
tropical fruits such as mangoes and papaya.
芒果、木瓜等热带水果。
[mass noun]eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
吃大量的新鲜水果和蔬菜。
■(Botany)the seed-bearing structure of a plant, e.g. an acorn
(植)果实（如橡树果实）
■(archaic or poetic/literary)(古或诗/文)natural produce that can be used for food
（可用作食物的）天然产品
we give thanks for the fruits of the earth.
感谢上帝赐予我们大地的产物。
■the result or reward of work or activity
成果，结果
the pupils began to appreciate the fruits of their labours.
小学生们开始珍惜自己的劳动成果。
■(archaic)offspring
(古)子孙，后代
she couldn't bear not to see the fruit of her womb.
她无法忍受不看自己的孩子。
(derogatory, chiefly US)a male homosexual
(贬，主美)男同性恋者

verb

[no obj.](of a tree or other plant) produce fruit, typically at a specified time
（树或其他植物）结果实（尤指在特定时间）
the trees fruit very early.
这些树结果很早。
[as noun fruiting]cover strawberries with cloches to encourage early fruiting.
用钟形玻璃罩覆盖草莓，使其早日结果。

常用词组
bear fruit

have good results
奏效，有成果
his government's monetarism was beginning to bear fruit.
他的政府的货币主义政策正开始奏效。

in fruit

(of a tree or plant) at the stage of producing fruit
（树，植物）在结果期

old fruit

(informal, dated)a friendly form of address used by one man to another
(非正式，旧)老兄（男人与男人之间的一种友好称呼）

语源

Middle English: from Old French, from Latin fructus 'enjoyment of produce, harvest', from frui 'enjoy', related to fruges 'fruits of the earth', plural (and most common form) of frux, frug- 'fruit'

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