crabapple

野苹果; 沙果

发音

US /ˈkɹæbˌæpəl/

词形变化

crabapples 复数 crabapples

别名

crab apple crab-apple

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).

  2. 2.

    The fruit of this tree.

  3. 3.

    An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.

    乖戾的人

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

apple apple tree

下位词 4

Iowa crab Oregon crabapple Siberian crab Siberian crab apple

相关短语

crabapple tree crabapple trees prairie crabapple Texas crabapple Oregon crabapple Pacific crabapple Chinese pearleaf crabapple

词源

From crab (“wild apple”) + apple.

来源：wiktionary