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| 1 | C/U a type of food that grows on trees or plants. It tastes sweet and contains seeds or a stone . Apples and oranges are fruit . Ripe fruit is ready to eat 水果 |
| Peaches are my favourite fruit. 桃子是我最喜欢吃的水果。 |
| fresh/dried/tinned fruit Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. 多吃新鲜水果和蔬菜。 |
| a piece of fruit (=one apple, orange etc) She always has a piece of fruit for dessert. 一个水果 |
| | 1a | made from fruit or relating to fruit 水果制的；水果的 | | a fruit tree 果树 | | fruit juice/yoghurt Would you like water or fruit juice? 你想喝水还是果汁？ | |
| | 1b | C the part of a tree or plant that contains its seeds 果实 | | a shrub with white flowers and small red fruits 开白花、结红色小果实的灌木 | |
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| 2 | C MAINLY AMERICAN offensive an offensive word for a man who is gay 男同性恋者 |
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| - | bear fruit
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| 1 | to have a successful result 取得成果 | Our policies must be given time to bear fruit. 我们的政策必须假以时日才能取得成果。 | |
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| 2 | if a tree or plant bears fruit , it produces fruit 结果实 |
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| - | the fruit/fruits of sth
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| the good results that you get from something such as hard work |
| （辛勤劳动等的）成果 |
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| The book is the fruit of a collaboration between several groups. 这本书是几个小组合作编写的成果。 |
| the fruits of your labour Retirement is a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labour. 退休是休息和享受自己劳动成果的时间。 |
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| - | the fruits of nature/the earth
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| all the things that are produced as part of nature , that people can eat or use |
| 自然/大地的产物 |
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| - | in fruit
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| if a tree or plant is in fruit , it has fruit growing on it |
| 结着果实 |
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| - | old fruit BRITISH informal old-fashioned
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| used for talking in a friendly way to a man |
| 老伙计（用作对人友好的称呼） |
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