英语中水果还有其它含义.txt51 自信是永不枯竭的源泉，自信是奔腾不息的波涛，自信是急流奋进的渠道，自信是真正的成功之母Apple 苹果1.apple of one's eye （ to be the ）:to be one's favorite 掌上明珠；心爱物eg. She is the apple of her father's eye.她是她父亲的掌上明珠2.Big Apple （the）:New York 大苹果城「即纽约」eg. I live in the Big Apple.我住在大苹果城epare apples and oranges（to）:to compare two things that simply cannot be compared.比较两个无法相比的事物eg. That's ridiculous.Now you're comparing apples and oranges .真可笑你是在那两种无法相比的东西作比较，就好像苹果和桔子4.“How do you like the apples?”：“What do you think of that ?”*注：这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后说的话。
Banana（香蕉）1.bananas（to be）:to be crazy 发疯的，神经错乱的eg. That guuy's bananas!那家伙真是疯了！*注意：to go bananas:1.to become crazy.发疯，神经错乱eg. I'm so bored I'm going bananas.我厌烦的要死，都快发疯了2.to become wild with anger 狂怒，气得发疯eg.She went bananas when she found him cheating.她发现他欺骗时气得要命3.play second banana（to）:to be second choice 第二选择，次要人物eg. I always play second banana to her.我总是做她的后补4.top banana:main boss 领袖，头头，大老板eg. He's （the） top banana in this company.他是这家公司的大老板Bean （豆）1.bean brain :idiot 白痴，笨蛋eg. He is such a bean brain.他是个大笨蛋。
2.beans about sth. （not to know）:not to know anything about sth.对某事物一无所知，一窍不通eg. I don't know beans about computers.我对电脑一窍不通注意：此词语只有否定形式， “to know beans about sth.”这种说法不存在3.Bean Town :Boston,Massachusetts 豆城「指麻萨诸塞州波士顿市」*注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名Beet（甜菜）1.beet red （to be）:to be extremly red from blushing ,embarrassment,etc.[因窘迫，羞愧等]脸红eg. She was so embarrased she turned beet red.他窘迫得满脸通红2.Cabbage（洋白菜，甘蓝菜）3.cabbage:money 钱，金钱*注：这个词语尽管已不在常用，但偶尔也会在老影片或玩笑中听到carrot（胡萝卜）carrot in front of someone （to danglea）ex.to tempt someone with an unobtainable offer 开空头支票[以实践不了的诺言诱惑某人]eg.The boss told me lf I perform well on the job ,we 'll talk about a salary increase next year.But I think he's just dangling a carrot in front of me.老板告诉我，如果我工作表现出色，明年加工资就有商量了。
但我想他这不过是开了一张空头支票Cauliflower（花椰菜，菜花）cauliflower ears:swollen ears usually resulting from a boxing match[拳击运动员因多次受击而肿起的]开花耳朵eg.That boxer has cauliflower ears.那位拳击运动员的耳朵被打开花了Cherry（樱桃）bowl of cherries （to be a ）:to be wonderful 精彩的，绝妙的eg. Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.生活并不总是美好的Corn （谷物；谷粒）“For corn sake!”：“Oh,my goodness!” “噢，天哪！”*注：这个词语虽然已相当过时，但中老年人仍在使用corn :n.melodrama,overemotional drama 情节剧；感情表现夸张的戏剧eg. What a bunch of corn!这一连串的情节剧真精彩啊！adj.melodramatic 情节剧的；夸张的eg. That movie was so corny!这部电影表现得太夸张了！cornball:adj.ridiculous 荒唐的，可笑的eg. Where did you buy that cornball hat?你从哪儿买来那顶滑稽的帽子？cucumber（黄瓜，胡瓜）cool as a cucumber （to be）:to be calm and composed 十分冷静，镇定自如eg. Although he's guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.尽管他犯了罪，却还是那么镇定自如。