lemon

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lemon [lemon lemons] noun, adjective BrE [ˈlemən] NAmE [ˈlemən]
noun
1. countable, uncountable a yellow ↑citrus fruit with a lot of sour juice. Slices of lemon and lemon juice are used in cooking and drinks
•lemon tea
•a gin and tonic with ice and lemon
• Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the fish.
•a lemon tree
2. uncountable lemon juice or a drink made from lemon
see also ↑bitter lemon
3. (also ˌlemon ˈyellow)uncountable a pale yellow colour
4. countable (informal, especially NAmE)a thing that is useless because it does not work as it should
Syn: ↑dud
5. countable (BrE)a stupid person

Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind); compare with ↑lime (the fruit).

Example Bank:
•Garnish the fish with wedges of lemon.
•Squeeze a quarter of a lemon over the fish.

 
Syn: ↑idiot
adjective (also ˌlemon ˈyellow)
pale yellow in colour

Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind); compare with ↑lime (the fruit).
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  stinker, lemon tree, Citrus limon, gamboge, lemon yellow, maize