◙ noun 1. a long curved fruit which grows in clusters and has soft pulpy flesh and yellow skin when ripe • 香蕉 2. (也作 banana plant 或 banana tree)the tropical and subtropical palm-like plant which bears this fruit, having very large leaves but lacking a woody trunk • 香蕉树 3. Genus Musa, family Musaceae: several species, in particular M. sapientum • 芭蕉属，芭蕉科：数种，尤指大蕉
【IDIOMS】
◘ go (或 be) bananas 1. (informal,)become (or be) mad or extremely silly • [非正式] 发疯 »everyone's beginning to think I'm bananas. 每个人都认为我疯了。 become extremely angry or excited • 愤怒；兴奋至极 »she went bananas when I said I was going to leave the job. 我说我要辞职不干的时候她快气疯了。 ◘ top (或 second) banana 1. (informal chiefly N. Amer.)the most (or second most) important person in an organization or activity • [非正式，主北美] （机构或活动中的）头号（或二号）人物
【语源】
1. late 16th cent.: via Portuguese Spanish from Mande