currant

A small, dried grape, typically used in baking and cooking, or a fresh berry from certain types of shrubs.

• 🇨🇳一种小型浆果，可指新鲜的黑、红或白醋栗果实，也可指葡萄干（尤指用于烘焙和烹饪的小粒无籽葡萄干）。

1. Dried grape A2 formal

   A small dried grape, typically used in baking and cooking.

   • She added currants to the scone mixture.
   • The fruitcake is full of currants and raisins.
   • Currants are often used in traditional British desserts.

   🇨🇳葡萄干

   同义词: raisin

2. Berry fruit A2 formal

   A small, tart berry that grows on bushes, often used in jams and jellies.

   • Red currants make a delicious jelly.
   • Black currants are rich in vitamin C.
   • The garden has a bush full of ripe currants.

   🇨🇳醋栗

• currants plural form
• currants' possessive plural form
• currant's possessive singular form