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gooseberry

/goos-ber-ee, -buh-ree, gooz-/US // ˈgusˌbɛr i, -bə ri, ˈguz- //UK // (ˈɡʊzbərɪ, -brɪ) //

醋栗,浆果,醋栗树,醋栗子

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural goose·ber·ries.

    • : the edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family, especially R. uva-crispa.
    • : a shrub bearing this fruit.

Examples

  • You can also see the remains of the “gooseberry”—the artificial breakwater the Allies created off the beach.

  • It was gooseberry jam, and Bumper hated gooseberries, although he had never tasted of them before.

  • Bumper squealed with fright, and turned to the left to find shelter under some prickly gooseberry bushes.

  • To cut or prune gooseberry and currant-trees is very simple.

  • Gooseberry-trees should be cut differently from currant-trees.

  • The fruit is very agreeable, and in taste resembles the gooseberry, and is very cooling.