acorn

英[ˈeɪkɔːn]美[ ˈeɪkɔːrn]

n.橡子，栎实；

复数：acorns;

例句

An indehiscent hard - shelled, one - loculated , one - seeded fruit, such as an acorn or a hazelnut.坚果一种不开裂,硬壳, 单隔室, 单种子的果实, 如橡树果实或榛子.

To see the problem here more clearly, let's look at a different biological system, say, an acorn.为更清晰地理解此处的问题，我们来看一种不同的生物系统，比如说，橡子。

The tree grew from a small acorn.橡树从一粒小橡子生长而来.

The oak is implicit in the acorn.橡树孕育于橡子之中.

To see the problem here more clearly, let's look at a different biological system, say, an acorn...为更清晰地理解此处的问题，我们来看一种不同的生物系统，比如说，橡子。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

橡（树果）实；橡子

An acorn is a pale oval nut that is the fruit of an oak tree.

英汉词典释义

n.

橡子, 栎实

英英词典释义

Noun

1. fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base