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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- melon ['mεlən]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
瓜
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1.
noun
[c/u]
瓜
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- melon ['mεlən]
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1.
n
any of several varieties of two cucurbitaceous vines, cultivated for their edible fruit - See muskmelon watermelon
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2.
n
the fruit of any of these plants, which has a hard rind and juicy flesh
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C14: via Old French from Late Latin m
e lo, shortened form of me lopepo , from Greek me lopepo n, from me lon apple + pepo n gourd
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1.
n
any of several varieties of two cucurbitaceous vines, cultivated for their edible fruit - See muskmelon watermelon
Examples
- honeydew is the money melon → money
- 不要提瓜蔓, 弄不好会掉下来, 那这个西瓜就摔碎了。
- Don't hold the melon by the melon vine. Once it drops, the watermelon will fall to the ground and break. → 瓜蔓
- 嗑瓜子儿
- crack melon seeds → 瓜子
- 这西瓜没子儿。
- This melon is seedless. → 子
- 桌子上的茶碟里放了很多花生和瓜子。
- There are many peanuts, and melon seeds in the saucers on the table. → 茶碟
- 这种瓜的瓜瓤是黄色的, 味道也不错。
- The inside of this kind of melon is yellow and tastes very good. → 瓜瓤
- 妈妈做了我最喜欢吃的凉拌瓜条。
- Mother has made my favorite dish of cold sweetened melon strips in sauce. → 瓜条
- 瓜子儿吃多了会上火, 你少吃点。
- Eating too many melon seeds will make you suffer from excessive internal heat. So don't eat too much. → 瓜子儿
- 这些五颜六色的糖瓜既好看又好吃。
- The melon-shaped sweets are not only pleasing to the eye, but also very tasty. → 糖瓜
- 家里的土筐里竟然长出了瓜秧。
- There are even melon seeds growing in the crates used to hold earth at home! → 土筐
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