/ˈæpəl/ n.1.(fruit)苹果(果实)
I want an apple.我想要一个苹果。
2kg cooking apples两千克烹调用的苹果
2.(apple tree)苹果, 新疆野苹果(蔷薇科乔木, 原产中亚, 温带广泛栽培)
apple tree苹果树
3.(apple wood)苹果木
4.(tree with apple-like fruit)具苹果状果实的植物(如牛心番荔枝、番荔枝和盾叶鬼臼)
idiom◆bad appleorrotten apple
(corrupt person/organization)害群之马
There are bad apples in every barrel.不管什么地方都有害群之马。
◆to be the apple of sb's eye是某人的掌上明珠；是某人的心肝宝贝
Penny's only son was the apple of her eye.彭妮的独子是她的掌上明珠。
See alsoapples