banana
/bəˈnɑːnə/noun
1
- a long curved fruit which grows in clusters and has soft pulpy flesh and yellow skin when ripe香蕉。
2
- （亦作banana plant 或banana tree）the tropical and subtropical palm-like plant which bears this fruit, having very large leaves but lacking a woody trunk香蕉树。
2.1
- Genus Musa, family Musaceae: several species, in particular M. sapientum.芭蕉属, 芭蕉科：数种, 尤指大蕉。
短语
go（或be）bananas
1
- informal become (or be ) mad or extremely silly〈非正式〉发疯：
everyone's beginning to think I'm bananas.
每个人都认为我疯了。
1.1
- become extremely angry or excited愤怒; 兴奋至极：
she went bananas when I said I was going to leave the job.
我说我要辞职不干的时候她快气疯了。
top（或second）banana
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. the most (or second most) important person in an organization or activity〈非正式, 主北美〉（机构或活动中的）头号（或二号）人物。
词源
late 16th cent.: via Portuguese Spanish from Mande.