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- an oval fleshy fruit which is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe and contains a flattish pointed stone李子; 梅子。
1.1
- usu. with modifier W. Indian a small edible fruit from any of a number of trees〈西印度〉李属树木的果实。
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- （亦作plum tree）the deciduous tree which bears plums李子树; 梅树。
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- Several species in the genus Prunus, family Rosaceae, in particular P. Domestica.李属中数种, 蔷薇科, 尤指欧洲李。
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- mass noun a reddish-purple colour紫红色：
as modifier a plum blazer.紫红色运动夹克。
4
- usu. as modifier informal a thing, typically a job, considered to be highly desirable〈非正式〉令人向往的东西（常指工作）, 美差, 肥缺：
he landed a plum assistant producer's job.
他搞到一个人人向往的助理制片人职位。
短语
have a plum in one's mouth
- Brit. have an accent thought typical of the English upper classes〈英〉有英国上层阶级口音。
like a ripe plum （或ripe plums）
- used to convey that something can be obtained with little or no effort轻而易举地, 垂手而得地：
the country is likely to fall into the enemy's hands like a ripe plum.
这个国家有可能轻而易举地落入敌人的手中。
词源
Old English plūme, from medieval Latin pruna, from Latin prunum （see PRUNE1）.