melon 英 [ˈmelən]   美 [ˈmɛlən]

melon

melon  英 [ˈmelən] 美 [ˈmɛlən]

n. 瓜;甜瓜 

名词复数:melons 

a slice of melon 一片瓜
Bitter melon 苦瓜

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  • n. 瓜;甜瓜
  • 1. a slice of melon

    一片瓜

  • 2. Bitter melon

    苦瓜

  • 3. It tastes something like melon.

    这吃起来有点像甜瓜。

  • melon (n.) late 14c., from Old French melon (13c.), from Medieval Latin melonem (nominative melo), from Latin melopeponem, a kind of pumpkin, from Greek melopepon "gourd-apple" (name for several kinds of gourds bearing sweet fruit), from melon "apple" (see malic) + pepon, a kind of gourd, probably noun use of pepon "ripe" (see pumpkin).
melon / ˈmelən ; NAmE ˈmelən / noun [countable ,  uncountable ] a large fruit with hard green, yellow or orange skin, sweet flesh and juice and a lot of seeds 甜瓜;瓜 a slice of melon 一片瓜 see also honeydew melon , watermelon melon melons melon / ˈmelən ; NAmE ˈmelən /
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