"coconut" in Chinese (Traditional)
椰子
Definition
椰子是一種生長在椰子樹上的大而堅硬的果實,裡面有可食用的白色果肉和椰子水。它可以用來做食物、飲料,有時也用來製作油或工藝品。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
在英文中,"coconut" 幾乎只用來指椰子果實本身或其產品(椰肉、椰奶、椰子水、椰子油)。可作可數名詞,也可作不可數。不要與 "cocoa"(可可)混淆。常見於熱帶地區。
Examples
I like to drink coconut water on hot days.
我喜歡在炎熱的日子喝**椰子**水。
She opened a coconut with a knife.
她用刀打開了一個**椰子**。
The cake has coconut on top.
蛋糕上有**椰子**絲。
Can you grab a fresh coconut from the market?
你可以從市場買新鮮的**椰子**嗎?
Have you ever tried coconut ice cream? It's delicious!
你喫過**椰子**冰淇淋嗎?超好喫!
The inside of a coconut is soft, but the shell is really hard to crack.
**椰子**裡面很軟,但外殼真的很難打開。