pineapple
n.凤梨,波萝
释义2:
pineapple
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◙ noun1. a large juicy tropical fruit consisting of aromatic edible yellow flesh surrounded by a tough segmented skin and topped with a tuft of stiff leaves• (果实)凤梨,菠萝2. the widely cultivated tropical American plant that bears this fruit. It is low-growing, with a spiral of spiny sword-shaped leaves on a thick stem• (植物)凤梨,菠萝3. Ananas comosus, family Bromeliaceae• 拉丁名Ananas comosus,凤梨科4. [informal] a hand grenade• [非正式] 手榴弹,手雷【IDIOMS】
◘ the rough end of the pineapple1. [Austral./NZ] [informal] a situation in which someone receives unfair or harsh treatment• [澳/新西兰,非正式] 不公正待遇;苛刻对待【语源】
1. late Middle English (denoting a pine cone): from pine + apple. The word was applied to the fruit in the mid 17th cent., because of its resemblance to a pine cone
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