acorn

英 [ˈeɪkɔːn]

美 [ˈeɪkɔːrn]

n.  橡子; 橡实

复数：acorns　

GRE机械

BNC.12485 / COCA.15397

习惯用语

n.

great/tall oaks from little acorns grow
• 参天橡树长自小小橡实；合抱之树，生于毫末
  something large and successful often begins in a very small way

柯林斯词典

• 橡（树果）实；橡子
  Anacornis a pale oval nut that is the fruit of an oak tree.

英英释义

noun

• fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base

双语例句

• The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg;
  橡树在橡果内沉睡，小鸟在鸟蛋中等待；
• The tree grew from a small acorn.
  橡树从一粒小橡子生长而来。
• On his back was a sack of acorn. In his hand was a four-foot length of iron pipe.
  他背着一大袋橡子，手里拿着一根4英尺长的铁管。
• One way is to sit on an acorn and wait; the other way is to climb it.
  一种方法是坐在一棵树的果实上等待它长大，另一种方法是爬到树的顶端。
• Every oak has been an acorn.
  每一棵橡树都曾是一颗小橡实。
• The acorn ripens and the hickory nut matures.
  橡子熟了，山桃黄了。
• To see the problem here more clearly, let's look at a different biological system, say, an acorn
  为更清晰地理解此处的问题，我们来看一种不同的生物系统，比如说，橡子。
• Every oak must have Been an acorn.
  凡橡树必曾是橡实。
• The main factors influencing acorn fates on the ground were being eaten in situ or removed by small rodents;
  鼠类的就地取食和搬运是影响种子库内橡子命运的主要因素；
• Human beings are not like an acorn which has no choice.
  人类不同于没有选择的橡树果。