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a round citrus fruit with thick skin of a colour between red and yellow and a lot of sweet juice 橙子;柑橘 orange peel/zest/rind 橘子皮/皮/皮 an orange tree 橙树 freshly squeezed orange juice 鲜榨橙汁 orange groves (= groups of orange trees) 橙树丛 orange blossom 香橙花
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- juicy
- sour
- sweet
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- segment
- eat
- have
- squeeze
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- segment
- slice
- wedge
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orange juice, or a drink made from or tasting of oranges Topics Drinksa1橙汁;橘汁饮料 -
a bright colour between red and yellow 橙红色;橘黄色 I like bright colours—orange and yellow are my favourites. 我喜欢鲜艳的颜色——橙色和黄色是我最喜欢的。 purples and reds and deep shining oranges 紫色、红色和闪亮的深橙色 To my left stood a young girl dressed in bright orange. 我左边站着一个穿着鲜橙色衣服的年轻女孩。
see also Agent Orange
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French orenge (in the phrase pomme d'orenge), based on Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang.
Idioms
apples and oranges
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used to describe a situation in which two people or things are completely different from each other 苹果橘子两码事;截然不同