- (also quicklime)[uncountable]
a white substance obtained by heating limestone, used in building materials and to help plants grow 石灰 - [countable, uncountable]
a small green fruit, like a lemon, with juice that has a bitter, sharp taste, used in cooking and in drinks; the juice of this fruit 来檬；来檬汁 
lime juice 来檬汁 slices of lime 来檬片 Serve the dish garnished with wedges of lime. 给这道菜配上几角来檬。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- slice
- wedge
- squeeze
- slice
- garnish something with
- …
- tree
- juice
- (also lime tree)[countable]
a tree on which limes grow 来檬树 - (also lime tree, linden tree, linden)[countable]
a large tree with light-green, heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers 欧椴树 an avenue of limes 两边栽有欧椴树的林荫道
- (also lime green)[uncountable]
a bright yellow-green colour 来檬绿的；淡绿色的
Word Originnoun sense 1 Old English līm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijm, German Leim, also to loam. noun senses 2 to 3 mid 17th cent.: from French, from modern Provençal limo, Spanish lima, from Arabic līma; compare with lemon.sense 4 early 17th cent.: alteration of obsolete line, from Old English lind ‘lime tree’.