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grapefruit

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, dish, Plants
grape·fruit /ˈɡreɪpfruːt/ ●●● S3 noun [countable, uncountable]  grapefruit.jpg DFFHBPa round yellow citrus fruit with a thick skin, like a large orange 西柚,葡萄柚4  See picture of 见图 FRUIT5 see picture at 见图 fruit1
Examples from the Corpus
grapefruitThey're a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine.Me, trying to ignore it all while I section a grapefruit for the teen-ager.If not eating both grapefruit halves at the same time, keep the remaining filling in the bowl until ready to use.Whisk together remaining ingredients except grapefruit slices and mint leaves.A mature grapefruit tree can produce 250 grapefruit.The hamburger is gone and more grapefruit juice has arrived.The sweeter, more nutritious, relatively new varieties of ruby grapefruit made for fine eating at home.Garnish with grapefruit slices and mint leaves.
Origin grapefruit (1800-1900) Because it grows in bunches, like grapes
grape·fruit nounChineseSyllable
round Corpus citrus a fruit a yellow thick with


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grapefruit
grapefruit /ˈɡreɪpfruːt/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Because it grows in bunches, like grapes

a round yellow citrus fruit with a thick skin, like a large orange


grape·fruitBrE /ˈɡreɪpfruːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡreɪpfruːt/ 🔊 noun (
plural
grape·fruit
or
grape·fruits
)
[countable, uncountable]
a large round yellow citrus fruit with a lot of slightly sour juice 葡萄柚;柚子;西柚