fruit

noun

1. 水果
   the part of a plant that consists of one or more seeds and flesh, can be eaten as food and usually tastes sweet
   1. tropical fruits, such as bananas and pineapples
      热带水果，如香蕉和菠萝
   2. Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
      要多吃新鲜水果和蔬菜。
   3. a piece of fruit (= an apple, an orange, etc.)
      一个水果
   4. fruit juice
      果汁
   5. fruit trees
      果树
2. 果实
   a part of a plant or tree that is formed after the flowers have died and in which seeds develop
3. （大地的）产物；农产品
   all the natural things that the earth produces
4. 男同性恋者
   an offensive word for a homosexual man

verb

1. 结果
   to produce fruit

1. N-VAR 水果;果实
   Fruit or a fruit is something which grows on a tree or bush and which contains seeds or a stone covered by a substance that you can eat.
   1. Fresh fruit and vegetables provide fibre and vitamins.
      新鲜水果和蔬菜提供植物纤维素和维生素。
   2. ...bananas and other tropical fruits...
      香蕉和其他热带水果
   3. Try to eat at least one piece of fruit a day.
      努力做到每天至少要吃一个水果。
2. VERB 结果实
   If a plant fruits, it produces fruit.
   1. The scientists will study the variety of trees and observe which are fruiting.
      科学家将研究各种树木，并观察哪些会结果实。
3. See also: The team have really worked hard and Mansell is enjoying the fruits of that labour... The findings are the fruit of more than three years research. dried fruit forbidden fruit kiwi fruit passion fruit
4. PHRASE 取得成果;奏效;产生好的结果
   If the effort that you put into something or a particular way of doing something bears fruit, it is successful and produces good results.
   1. Eleanor's work among the women will, I trust, bear fruit...
      我相信埃莉诺在妇女中所做的工作会见成效的。
   2. He was naturally disappointed when the talks failed to bear fruit.
      会谈没有取得成果，他自然感到失望。
5. PHRASE (项目或活动的)初步成果，最初成效
   The first fruits or the first fruit of a project or activity are its earliest results or profits.
   1. This project is one of the first fruits of commercial co-operation between the two countries.
      这个项目是两国商业合作的初步成果之一。

1. We visited the local markets and saw wonderful arrays of fruit and vegetables.
   我们去了当地的市场，看见了一排排摆放整齐的水果和蔬菜。
2. Eat a wide variety of carbs, fruit, and vegetables.
   食用多种碳水化合物食物、水果和蔬菜。
3. A good sharp dressing counterpointed the sweetness of the dried fruit.
   味道浓烈的上好调味品和香甜的干果形成有趣的对比。
4. The fruit was embargoed
   对水果实施禁运。
5. Fibre is found in cereal foods, beans, fruit and vegetables.
   谷类食品、豆类、水果和蔬菜中含有纤维素。
6. Fresh fruit and vegetables provide fibre and vitamins.
   新鲜水果和蔬菜提供植物纤维素和维生素。
7. Try to eat at least one piece of fruit a day.
   努力做到每天至少要吃一个水果。
8. The scientists will study the variety of trees and observe which are fruiting.
   科学家将研究各种树木，并观察哪些会结果实。
9. The team have really worked hard and Mansell is enjoying the fruits of that labour
   这支队伍真正付出了辛劳，而曼塞尔正在享受着这种辛劳的成果。
10. The findings are the fruit of more than three years research.
    这些发现是3年多研究的成果。
11. Eleanor's work among the women will, I trust, bear fruit
    我相信埃莉诺在妇女中所做的工作会见成效的。
12. He was naturally disappointed when the talks failed to bear fruit.
    会谈没有取得成果，他自然感到失望。
13. This project is one of the first fruits of commercial co-operation between the two countries.
    这个项目是两国商业合作的初步成果之一。
14. Kiwi fruit can be eaten by cutting off the tops and scooping out the insides with a teaspoon.
    可以把猕猴桃的顶部切掉，用茶匙把里面的果肉挖出来吃。
15. His room was jam-packed with fruit, flowers, gifts etc.
    他的房间里堆满了水果、鲜花及礼品等。
16. Kiwi fruit are just the thing for a healthy snack
    猕猴桃作为有益健康的零食是再好不过了。
17. The following summer the peach tree was laden with fruit
    第二年夏天桃树就结满了桃子。
18. Their food is adequate. It includes meat at least every other day, vegetables and fruit
    他们的伙食足够丰富了，有蔬菜、水果，而且至少每隔一天吃一次肉。
19. He says he plans to plant fruit trees and vegetables.
    他说他打算种植果树和蔬菜。
20. Desserts can be substituted by a portion of fresh fruit
    餐后甜点可以用一份新鲜水果代替。
21. He sent a basket of exotic fruit and a card
    他送了一篮子异域水果和一张卡片。
22. Some of my apples were spoilt last year by grubs inside the fruit.
    去年我的一些苹果被果内的虫子给蛀坏了。
23. It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year
    一年当中这个时节，新鲜水果最能吸引我了。
24. Stir the chopped chocolate, fruit and nuts into two-thirds of the cheese mixture.
    把切碎的巧克力、水果和坚果按2比1的比例与奶酪拌成混合物。
25. Half the fruit crop froze out in the sudden severe autumn.
    有一半水果作物在秋天突如其来的严寒中冻死了。
26. Ah, this fruit is really sweet!
    哎呀，这种水果真甜哪！
27. The cart was piled high with fruit and vegetables.
    大车上高高地堆满了水果和蔬菜。
28. He bought a lot of fruit such as apples and peaches.
    他买了许多水果，如苹果、桃子等等。
29. This tree bears a hard red fruit.
    这树结一种红色的坚果。
30. This tree bears no fruit.
    这棵树不结果。

n.

the fruit/fruits of sth

• 成果；成效；结果
  the good results of an activity or a situation
  1. to enjoy the fruits of your labours (= the rewards for your hard work)
     享受你艰苦劳动的成果
  2. The book is the fruit of years of research.
     这本书是多年研究的成果。

bear fruit

• 成功；取得成果
  to have a successful result

forbidden fruit

• 禁果（唯其禁止，故特别诱人）
  a thing that is not allowed and that therefore seems very attractive

noun

1. an amount of a product

   Synonym:    yield

2. the consequence of some effort or action
   1. he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies

3. the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

verb

1. bear fruit
   1. the trees fruited early this year

2. cause to bear fruit