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watermelon

/waw-ter-mel-uhn, wot-er-/US // ˈwɔ tərˌmɛl ən, ˈwɒt ər- //UK // (ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən) //

西瓜,西贡,西蒙

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the large, roundish or elongated fruit of a trailing vine, Citrullus lanata, of the gourd family, having a hard, green rind and a sweet, juicy, usually pink or red pulp.
    • : the vine itself.

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Examples

  • At these bountiful outdoor meals, slices of juicy watermelon served as dessert — traditional sweets were never very prevalent at all-church gatherings.

  • High heat encourages most of the watermelon’s, well, water to evaporate, distilling flavor and adding a little smokiness.

  • From there, the watermelons were inspected—nothing to see here, they were in better shape than they would’ve been with a human driving the whole time—then distributed to stores all over the state.

  • The reason the watermelons were in better shape was because they were a day fresher.

  • Look for flavors of red berries and watermelon, kissed with salty air and wild herbs.

  • Even the watermelon he serves me is in keeping with a certain aesthetic—perfectly arranged squares, like a Mondrian painting.

  • WatermelonIn the world of thirst quenchers, watermelon weighs in as a major contender.

  • “There was never any rifle, there was never any watermelon,” he says now.

  • Hell, think of the center cut from a watermelon, that sweetest part.

  • After the maklouba, Laila treats Tony to fried watermelon stew.

  • I was going to ask you if you could tell me what you were doing up there and where you got that watermelon.

  • "I'm a comrade already," I said, meaning it as a merry jest, that I would be anything for a watermelon.

  • I counted the seeds in each slice of watermelon and gave that as the number of comrades in each mill.

  • Don't you remember we were once the pride of the school because we robbed watermelon patches so skilfully?

  • So they are, and three peaches with sugar enough to sweeten them ought not to cost much, surely, nor would frozen watermelon.