kiwi

Word family nounkiwikiwi fruit

Related topics: Birds, Nationality & race

ki·wi /ˈkiːwiː/ noun [countableC]

1. HBBa New Zealand bird that cannot fly 鹬鸵，几维〔新西兰的一种不会飞翔的鸟〕

2. informalSAN someone from New Zealand 新西兰人

Examples from the Corpus

kiwi• An acorn is tiny compared to its parent, but a kiwi lays an egg a quarter her own weight.• Decorate with a slice of starfruit and kiwi.• Standard fare is available: bacon and eggs, toast, fresh fruit ranging from kiwi to papaya and crusty croissants.• Decorate with a slice of kiwi and a sprig of mint.• Arrange the sliced kiwi down the centre and the halved strawberries alongside.• Sliced kiwi fruit may be used to decorate the dessert.• When marketing whizzes renamed the fruit the kiwi, says the newsletter Turn Signals, sales shot up all over the world.• That caused farmers everywhere to go into the kiwi growing business.

Origin kiwi

(1800-1900) Maori from the sound the bird makes;

词汇	kiwi
释义	kiwi Word family nounkiwikiwi fruit Related topics: Birds, Nationality & race ki·wi /ˈkiːwiː/ noun [countableC] 1. HBBa New Zealand bird that cannot fly 鹬鸵，几维〔新西兰的一种不会飞翔的鸟〕 2. informalSAN someone from New Zealand 新西兰人 Examples from the Corpus kiwi• An acorn is tiny compared to its parent, but a kiwi lays an egg a quarter her own weight.• Decorate with a slice of starfruit and kiwi.• Standard fare is available: bacon and eggs, toast, fresh fruit ranging from kiwi to papaya and crusty croissants.• Decorate with a slice of kiwi and a sprig of mint.• Arrange the sliced kiwi down the centre and the halved strawberries alongside.• Sliced kiwi fruit may be used to decorate the dessert.• When marketing whizzes renamed the fruit the kiwi, says the newsletter Turn Signals, sales shot up all over the world.• That caused farmers everywhere to go into the kiwi growing business. Origin kiwi (1800-1900) Maori from the sound the bird makes;
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