pear
noun/peə(r)/
/per/
- a yellow or green fruit that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom
enlarge image梨 - a pear tree
梨树 - a tin of pear halves
一罐半梨
Homophones pair | pare | pearpair pare pearTopics Foodb1/peə(r)//per/- pair noun
- He was dressed in a pair of jeans and a white T-shirt.
他穿着一条牛仔裤和一件白色T恤。
- He was dressed in a pair of jeans and a white T-shirt.
- pair verb
- The teacher decided to pair able students with those who were struggling.
老师决定将有能力的学生与那些有困难的学生配对。
- The teacher decided to pair able students with those who were struggling.
- pare verb
- They had to pare the novel down for a two-hour film.
他们不得不将小说缩减为两小时的电影。
- They had to pare the novel down for a two-hour film.
- pear noun
- Dessert was a delicious poached pear in red wine.
甜点是美味的红酒煮梨。
- Dessert was a delicious poached pear in red wine.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPear is used before these nouns:- shape
- tree
Word OriginOld English pere, peru, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peer, from Latin pirum. - a pear tree