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pear

/pair/US // pɛər //UK // (pɛə) //

梨子,梨,梨树,梨花

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
    • : the tree itself.

Examples

  • You can throw whole apples and pears in there without thinking twice, and like magic, juice will appear before your eyes.

  • Fruit fanThis works best with firmer fruits such as apples and pears.

  • Look for flavors of apple and pear, and pair with salty appetizers.

  • The kitchen would warm with the scent of pears and lemons roasting with spices.

  • Feel around the stem, and if the pear gives a little right there at the top, you’ve got the just-right Goldilocks of pears.

  • At the most basic level, most ciders are produced using a blend of sweet, sour, and bitter apple and pear varieties.

  • In schnaps, however, Subirer aromas are transformed into those of a caramelized pear tart, buttery, baked, and entirely pleasant.

  • Subirer, for example, is a small bitter pear that grows in the Alps, near Lech.

  • Its name roughly translates to “pig pear,” referencing the only animals contented to eat it.

  • PEGG: For most British people, the first time they get drunk is with cider—or Thunderbird pear wine.

  • It bears beautiful yellow blossoms in summer, after which comes the fruit, a prickly pear, not good to eat.

  • Occasionally there was a figure which had lost its capital, and so looked like a broken pillar, a sugar loaf, a pear.

  • The condensers were pear shaped in section, and built of mild steel plates.

  • Near to the kopje there was a garden surrounded by low trees and a hedge of prickly pear.

  • The little cottage was shut in on one side by a hedge of aloes and prickly pear and on the other by high cliffs and precipices.