a yellow or green fruit that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom 梨 a pear tree 梨树 a tin of pear halves 一听梨半罐头
Homophones pair | pare | pearpair pare pearTopics Foodb1- pair noun
He was dressed in a pair of jeans and a white T-shirt. 他穿着一条牛仔裤和一件白色t恤。
- pair verb
The teacher decided to pair able students with those who were struggling. 老师决定把有能力的学生和那些努力奋斗的学生配对。
- pare verb
They had to pare the novel down for a two-hour film. 他们不得不把这部小说压缩成两小时的电影。
- pear noun
Dessert was a delicious poached pear in red wine. 甜点是美味的红酒水煮梨。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPear is used before these nouns:- shape
- tree
Word OriginOld English pere, peru, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peer, from Latin pirum.