peach

peach1
noun
  1. a round stone fruit with juicy yellow flesh and downy pinkish-yellow skin
    桃子
    ■[mass noun]a pinkish-yellow colour like that of a peach
    桃红色
    ■(informal)an exceptionally good or attractive person or thing
    (非正式)特别招人喜欢的人(或物)
    what a peach of a shot!.
    多么出色的照相!。
  2. (亦作 peach tree)the Chinese tree which bears this fruit
    桃树
  3. Prunus persica, family Rosaceae: many cultivars, including the nectarine
    拉丁名Prunus persica,蔷薇科:多种栽培品种,包括油桃
常用词组
peaches and cream
  1. (of a person's complexion) of a cream colour with downy pink cheeks
    (人的肤色)细洁且白里透红的
派生
peachiness
( )
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French pesche, from medieval Latin persica, from Latin persicum (malum), literally 'Persian apple'

peach2
verb
  1. [no obj.](peach on)(informal)inform on
    (非正式)告密,告发
    the other members of the gang would not hesitate to peach on him if it would serve their purpose.
    如果对他们自己有利的话,这个团伙中的其他成员会毫不犹豫地告发他。
语源
  1. late Middle English: shortening of archaic appeach, from Old French empechier 'impede' (see impeach)
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