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单词 coconut
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Definition of coconut in English:

coconut

noun ˈkəʊkənʌtˈkoʊkəˌnət
  • 1The large oval brown seed of a tropical palm, consisting of a hard woody husk surrounded by fibre, lined with edible white flesh and containing a clear liquid.

    椰子

    as modifier coconut shells
    mass noun gardens produced vegetables, coconut, and pineapples
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unripe coconuts provided nourishing liquid for journeys when no fresh water was available.
    • When I finally reached the first step, I threw the coconut down hard.
    • According to the journal, the hard shell of the coconut is an ideal raw material for craftsmen, since it can be carved, lacquer-coated and inlaid with silver or other metals.
    • Those without jobs husked coconuts and sold them like soda.
    • These layers surround the hard dark-brown shell, encasing the coconut seed.
    • The fruit of the coconut tree includes the buoyant husk surrounding the coconut, which helps the seeds float downstream and spread the tree's offspring far and wide.
    • Coir is the outside layer of husk that surrounds the shell of the coconut.
    • This territory has lush green hills, azure blue skies and spectacular beaches where the loudest noise you will hear is the sound of a coconut dropping to soft white sands.
    • He could completely clear the husk of a coconut in 34 seconds flat.
    • This may require some effort because of the coconut's hard outer shell.
    • The nest was built of plant stems, maybe grass, and was more or less the size and shape of a coconut (with husk).
    • Other export crops include pineapples, oil palm, coconuts, timber, latex, and sugar.
    • Her cooking is fragrant with the flesh and juice of the coconuts that line the state's highways, side roads and beaches.
    • People carry home with them the harvest of the season, such as sugarcane, groundnuts, coconuts, sesame and jaggery.
    • Also, the dried husk of the coconut is sometimes used as a brush to put a glimmering shine on wooden or ceramic floors.
    • They husked the coconuts by using their teeth and they ate wongai fruit.
    • Water-dispersed seeds, such as coconuts, are buoyant.
    • He carried his belongings and took yams, taro, breadfruit, coconuts, almonds and island apples.
    • This oil is the partially solid fat obtained from the flesh of coconuts.
    • Handicrafts made of screw pine, banana fibre, palm leaf fibre, coconut husk, bamboo and white wood are among other things on display.
    1. 1.1mass noun The flesh of a coconut, often used as food.
      (尤指用作食物的)椰子肉
      desiccated coconut
      as modifier coconut ice cream
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There was no meat, no chicken, just vegetarian ingredients like tomatoes and coconut and mango.
      • I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that banana and coconut is the classic dessert combination for the decade.
      • Let us show you a few of the ways we use coconut for food in Jamaica.
      • I also had the Lamingtons for dessert, sponge cake squares dipped in chocolate and covered in coconut and served with cream.
      • Save room for the warm chocolate pudding with coconut panda ice cream.
      • This is a traditional home-made English confection made from grated coconut mixed with sugar syrup cooked to the thread stage.
      • In a mixing bowl add the flour, sugar, coconut, honey and juice.
      • The strawberry curry and coconut soup scores points by using fruit to control the fire that a curry can sometimes spark.
      • The local meals are mostly prepared from rice, cassava root, potatoes and tasty coconut curries, which are delicious but fattening.
      • Deep-fry fritters for about two minutes, until the coconut coating is golden brown.
      • More daring is the Japanese Juggler, which has white rum with chopped pineapple, orange, pineapple, and grape juice with coconut cream.
      • Place the sugar, almonds and coconut in a food processor, whizz briefly and then add the butter.
      • I didn't have time for lunch, but I grabbed a cake that had banana, chocolate and coconut.
      • To wind up, there are desserts with coconut cream and bananas dominating.
      • Have a slice of coconut cream pie in celebration!
      • There's a cornucopia of cakery in here: cheesecake, coconut cake, and - above all else - Jamaican Ginger Cake.
      • For the coconut and sesame seed crisps: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle, combine butter and sugar and beat until fluffy.
      • Sprinkle the rest of the coconut on the white chocolate.
      • Mix the shredded tuna meat with the raw vegetables and add the steamed shredded coconut, lime juice and salt.
      • The first of our starters was chicken satay marinated in spices and coconut cream, served with peanut sauce.
  • 2The tall palm tree that yields the coconut, which has become naturalized throughout the tropics. The tree is also a source of copra, coir, and other products.

    Cocos nucifera, family Palmae

    warm tropical breezes, coconut trees, and magnificent beaches
    as modifier coconut plantations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Recent legislation has prevented tourist exploitation of this tropical paradise and no buildings taller than a coconut palm will in future receive planning permission.
    • Can you tell me how to grow a coconut palm tree from the fruit?
    • I lay in the bed with my eyes still closed but my mind was awake listening to the sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves of the coconut tree near my room window.
    • When the car came to a stop I stepped out into a clearing, lush with tropical foliage, coconuts and palms and swaying mango trees.
    • They cleared it and planted coconuts and other crops.

Definition of coconut in US English:

coconut

(also cocoanut)
nounˈkoʊkəˌnətˈkōkəˌnət
  • 1The large, oval, brown seed of a tropical palm, consisting of a hard shell lined with edible white flesh and containing a clear liquid. It grows inside a woody husk, surrounded by fiber.

    椰子

    as modifier coconut shells
    mass noun gardens produced vegetables, coconut, and pineapples
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He carried his belongings and took yams, taro, breadfruit, coconuts, almonds and island apples.
    • This oil is the partially solid fat obtained from the flesh of coconuts.
    • Also, the dried husk of the coconut is sometimes used as a brush to put a glimmering shine on wooden or ceramic floors.
    • The fruit of the coconut tree includes the buoyant husk surrounding the coconut, which helps the seeds float downstream and spread the tree's offspring far and wide.
    • These layers surround the hard dark-brown shell, encasing the coconut seed.
    • Other export crops include pineapples, oil palm, coconuts, timber, latex, and sugar.
    • People carry home with them the harvest of the season, such as sugarcane, groundnuts, coconuts, sesame and jaggery.
    • Water-dispersed seeds, such as coconuts, are buoyant.
    • They husked the coconuts by using their teeth and they ate wongai fruit.
    • According to the journal, the hard shell of the coconut is an ideal raw material for craftsmen, since it can be carved, lacquer-coated and inlaid with silver or other metals.
    • The nest was built of plant stems, maybe grass, and was more or less the size and shape of a coconut (with husk).
    • Handicrafts made of screw pine, banana fibre, palm leaf fibre, coconut husk, bamboo and white wood are among other things on display.
    • Coir is the outside layer of husk that surrounds the shell of the coconut.
    • Her cooking is fragrant with the flesh and juice of the coconuts that line the state's highways, side roads and beaches.
    • This territory has lush green hills, azure blue skies and spectacular beaches where the loudest noise you will hear is the sound of a coconut dropping to soft white sands.
    • Unripe coconuts provided nourishing liquid for journeys when no fresh water was available.
    • He could completely clear the husk of a coconut in 34 seconds flat.
    • This may require some effort because of the coconut's hard outer shell.
    • When I finally reached the first step, I threw the coconut down hard.
    • Those without jobs husked coconuts and sold them like soda.
    1. 1.1 The flesh of a coconut, especially when used as food.
      (尤指用作食物的)椰子肉
      desiccated coconut
      as modifier coconut ice cream
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first of our starters was chicken satay marinated in spices and coconut cream, served with peanut sauce.
      • Place the sugar, almonds and coconut in a food processor, whizz briefly and then add the butter.
      • To wind up, there are desserts with coconut cream and bananas dominating.
      • I didn't have time for lunch, but I grabbed a cake that had banana, chocolate and coconut.
      • The local meals are mostly prepared from rice, cassava root, potatoes and tasty coconut curries, which are delicious but fattening.
      • Let us show you a few of the ways we use coconut for food in Jamaica.
      • The strawberry curry and coconut soup scores points by using fruit to control the fire that a curry can sometimes spark.
      • In a mixing bowl add the flour, sugar, coconut, honey and juice.
      • I also had the Lamingtons for dessert, sponge cake squares dipped in chocolate and covered in coconut and served with cream.
      • There was no meat, no chicken, just vegetarian ingredients like tomatoes and coconut and mango.
      • Have a slice of coconut cream pie in celebration!
      • This is a traditional home-made English confection made from grated coconut mixed with sugar syrup cooked to the thread stage.
      • More daring is the Japanese Juggler, which has white rum with chopped pineapple, orange, pineapple, and grape juice with coconut cream.
      • For the coconut and sesame seed crisps: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle, combine butter and sugar and beat until fluffy.
      • Deep-fry fritters for about two minutes, until the coconut coating is golden brown.
      • Sprinkle the rest of the coconut on the white chocolate.
      • I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that banana and coconut is the classic dessert combination for the decade.
      • Mix the shredded tuna meat with the raw vegetables and add the steamed shredded coconut, lime juice and salt.
      • There's a cornucopia of cakery in here: cheesecake, coconut cake, and - above all else - Jamaican Ginger Cake.
      • Save room for the warm chocolate pudding with coconut panda ice cream.
  • 2The tall palm tree that yields the coconut, which grows mainly by coastal beaches and has become naturalized throughout the tropics. Many tropical economies are dependent upon its products, which include copra and coir.

    椰子树

    Cocos nucifera, family Palmae

    warm tropical breezes, coconut trees, and magnificent beaches
    as modifier coconut plantations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I lay in the bed with my eyes still closed but my mind was awake listening to the sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves of the coconut tree near my room window.
    • Recent legislation has prevented tourist exploitation of this tropical paradise and no buildings taller than a coconut palm will in future receive planning permission.
    • They cleared it and planted coconuts and other crops.
    • Can you tell me how to grow a coconut palm tree from the fruit?
    • When the car came to a stop I stepped out into a clearing, lush with tropical foliage, coconuts and palms and swaying mango trees.
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