单词 | peach |
释义 | peach[pi:tʃ]n. 桃子, 桃树, 桃色, 美人儿, 极好的事物vt. 告发vi. 告密, 检举【法】 告及, 出卖, 告密 peach 1 peach 1 AHD: [p¶ch] D.J. [pi8t.]K.K. [pit.]n.(名词)1. A small Chinese tree(Prunus persica) widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit. 桃树:一种矮小的中国树木(桃树) ,广泛种植于温带地区,花粉红色,果实可食用 2. The soft, juicy fruit of this tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured stone containing a single seed.桃子:这种树上产的软而多汁的果实,果肉黄色,带绒毛,黄里泛红的皮,深刻纹的内核,内有一颗籽3. Color A light moderate to strong yellowish pink to light orange.【色彩】 桃色,桃红色:中等淡黄红色,深黄红色,淡桔红色4. Informal A particularly admirable or pleasing person or thing.【非正式用语】 受人欢迎的人(或物):极受尊敬或欢迎的人或事物语源:1. Middle English peche 中古英语 peche 2. from Old French [a peach] 源自 古法语 [桃子] 3. from Latin persica [peach tree] 源自 拉丁语 persica [桃树] 4. ultimately from persicus [Persian] 最终源自 persicus [波斯人] 5. from Persia 源自 Persia peach 2 peach 2 AHD: [p¶ch] D.J. [pi8t.]K.K. [pit.]v.(动词) peached,peach.ing,peach.es v.intr.(不及物动词)To inform on someone; turn informer:告密,出卖:告密;成为告密者:“Middle-level bureaucrats cravenly peach on their bosses&I{[when]} one of them does something the tiniest bit illegal” (&b{National Observer})“ 中等阶级官员的同事做了一点点违法的事,他们就会胆怯地向上司告密” (美国观察者)v.tr.(及物动词)To inform against:告发,出卖:“He has peached me and all the others, to save his life”(&b{Daniel Defoe})“他出卖了我及其他人来保全自己的生命”(丹尼尔·迪福)语源:1. Middle English pechen 中古英语 pechen 2. from apechen [to accuse] probably from Anglo-Norman *anpecher from Late Latin impedic³re [to entangle] * see impeach 源自 apechen [控告,指控] 可能源自 英法语 *anpecher 源自 后期拉丁语 impedic³re [使卷入,牵连,连累] *参见 impeach3. and from empechen [to accuse] * see impeach 并源自 empechen [指控,控告,控诉] *参见 impeach |
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