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peach 1 AHD[pēch] D.J.[piːtʃ]K.K.[pitʃ]n.(名词)- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Middle English peche 中古英语 peche
- from Old French [a peach] 源自 古法语 [桃子]
- from Latin persica [peach tree] 源自 拉丁语 persica [桃树]
- ultimately from persicus [Persian] 最终源自 persicus [波斯人]
- from Persia 源自 Persia
peach 2 AHD[pēch] D.J.[piːtʃ]K.K.[pitʃ]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[when] one of them does something the tiniest bit illegal" (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"(Daniel Defoe)“他出卖了我及其他人来保全自己的生命”(丹尼尔·迪福)
- Middle English pechen 中古英语 pechen
- from apechen [to accuse] probably from Anglo-Norman *anpecher from Late Latin impedicāre [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 impedicāre [使卷入,牵连,连累] * 参见 impeach
- and from empechen [to accuse] * see impeach 并源自 empechen [指控,控告,控诉] * 参见 impeach
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