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/ˈmelən/
A large round fruit with a hard skin and soft, sweet, juicy flesh inside. Honeydew, cantaloupe, and watermelon are all kinds of melon.
甜瓜；香瓜
複數 melons
核心畫面
Think of a big round fruit you have to cut open: hard skin outside, soft sweet wet flesh inside, usually with seeds in the middle. Watermelon, honeydew and cantaloupe are all members of this one family.
可以想成：一顆大大的、圓圓的水果，外面是硬皮，得切開才吃得到——裡面是軟軟、甜甜、水分很多的果肉，中間通常有一堆籽。…更多收起
可以想成：一顆大大的、圓圓的水果，外面是硬皮，得切開才吃得到——裡面是軟軟、甜甜、水分很多的果肉，中間通常有一堆籽。西瓜（watermelon）、哈密瓜（cantaloupe）、蜜瓜（honeydew）都是這一家的成員，所以 melon 比較像一個類別的名字，而不是單指某一種瓜。原始詞典資料12 筆記錄
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melonnoun詞源 1/ˈmɛlən/
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Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
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Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
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Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
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Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
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The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants.
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A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
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slangThe breasts.
- She indicated her left melon, underneath which lay the heart. “Because you stuck with me, and whether you ever said it or not, that is love.”
- “Wait a minute.” I said. “James with another woman? Mommy, that doesn't even sound right?” “It's true. I caught him squeezing her melons.”
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slangThe head, the brain.
- Think! Use your melon!
另外 2 個記錄的用法
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derogatoryA member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
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A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
melonadj詞源 1/ˈmɛlən/
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Of a light pinkish orange color, like that of melon flesh.
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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。