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Seedless fruit has no seeds inside that you have to spit out or cut around. Shops sell seedless grapes, oranges, and watermelons for that reason: you can eat them more easily, and children do not choke on hard pips.
seedless fruit has no seeds inside這種水果裡面沒有籽, that you have to spit out or cut around那種你得吐出來或切掉的籽。 shops sell seedless grapes, oranges, and watermelons店家賣無籽葡萄、無籽柳丁和無籽西瓜 for that reason因此: you can eat them more easily你可以吃得更輕鬆, and children do not choke on hard pips小孩也不會被硬籽噎到。
It is a plain, everyday word — you see it on fruit bags — not fancy and not slang.
it is a plain, everyday word這是個平常的日常用字 — you see it on fruit bags你會在水果袋上看到它 — not fancy and not slang不是文謅謅的字,也不是俚語。
Though actually, a “seedless” watermelon may still have those little white soft bits; they are empty coats, not real seeds you could plant. The plant may still start from a seed or from a cutting; seedless only talks about the fruit in your hand.
though actually不過其實, a "seedless" watermelon may still have those little white soft bits「無籽」西瓜可能還是有那些白色軟軟的小東西; they are empty coats那些只是空殼, not real seeds you could plant不是可以種下去的真正種子。 the plant may still start from a seed or from a cutting這種植物本身可能還是從種子或插枝長出來的; seedless only talks about the fruit in your hand無籽只是在講你手上這顆水果。
People also stretch it a little: seedless jam, a seedless variety. It always means “without seeds,” not “not planted.”
people also stretch it a little大家也會稍微延伸用法: seedless jamseedless jam無籽果醬、 a seedless varietya seedless variety無籽品種。 it always means它永遠是指 "without seeds,"「沒有籽」, not "not planted."不是指「沒種下去」。
core核心畫面
組成seed (the hard bit in fruit that a new plant can grow from) + -less (without).
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
seedlessadj/ˈsiːdləs/
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Not having (noticeable) seeds.
- What do you plant to grow seedless grapes? Actually, they have seeds, but they are quite edible by humans.
- I purchased passoline currants (dried black seedless grapes), chick pea flour […]
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