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a yellow citrus fruit with juice that has a bitter, sharp taste. Slices of lemon and lemon juice are used in cooking and drinks. 柠檬 Add a squeeze of lemon juice. 加入一点柠檬汁。 Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the fish. 把半个柠檬的汁挤在鱼上。 a gin and tonic with ice and lemon 一杯加冰和柠檬的杜松子酒奎宁水 lemon tea 柠檬茶 a lemon tree 柠檬树 Garnish the fish with wedges of lemon. 给鱼配几角柠檬。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- slice
- wedge
- cake
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- squeeze
- slice
- garnish something with
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- tree
- pip
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lemon juice or a drink made from lemon see also bitter lemon柠檬汁;柠檬饮料 - (also lemon yellow)[uncountable]
a pale yellow colour 浅黄色;柠檬色 More Like This Colour compoundsColour compoundsTopics Colours and Shapesb2 - [countable] (especially North American English, informal)
a thing that cannot be used because it does not work as it should synonym dud无用的东西;蹩脚货;废物 - [countable] (British English)
a stupid person 蠢人;无用的人 synonym idiot
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind); compare with lime (the fruit).