apple
noun
ˈæpəl noun
1 a hard round fruit that has red, light green, or yellow skin and is white inside 苹果 C,U
apple pie
苹果馅饼
an apple tree
苹果树
roast pork and apple sauce (=a thick sauce made from cooked apples)
烤猪肉配苹果沙司
2
be the apple of sb’s eye
to be loved very much by someone 是某人的心肝宝贝，是某人的掌上明珠
Ben was always the apple of his father’s eye.
本一直是他父亲的心肝宝贝。
3
bob/dunk/dip for apples
to play a game in which you must use your teeth to pick up apples floating in water 咬苹果〔指用牙齿叼起浮在水上的苹果的一种游戏〕
4
be as American as apple pie
used to describe something that is typically American 是地道美国的
5
the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
used to say that children are usually similar to their parents, especially in a bad way [美] 有其父必有其子 AmE