plum

名词 plum:

1. any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
   同义词：plum tree
2. any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit
3. a highly desirable position or assignment

副词 plum:

1. exactly
   同义词：plumb
2. completely; used as intensifiers
   同义词：clean, plumb

1. He's lied his way into a really plum job.
   他靠撒谎骗得一份好工作。
2. He ate the plum, and threw the core away.
   他吃掉了李子，并扔掉了果核。
3. His new job is a fine plum.
   他的新工作是件美差。

plum

n.（名词）

Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genusPrunus, bearing smooth-skinned, fleshy, edible fruit with a single hard-shelled stone that encloses the seed.
李树：一种李 属灌木或小树，结有果皮光滑、多肉可食的果实，这种果实有一个包着种子的硬壳果核
The fruit of any of these trees.
李子：这些树的任一种果实

Any of several trees bearing plumlike fruit.
李属植物：结有李状果实的任一种树
The fruit of such a tree.
李属植物的果实：这种树的果实
A raisin, when added to a pudding or cake.
葡萄干：加到布丁或蛋糕里的葡萄干
A sugarplum.
球形糖果
Color A dark purple to deep reddish purple.
【色彩】 暗紫色的，深紫红色的：从暗紫到深色偏红的紫色
An especially desirable position, assignment, or reward:
好东西，好工作：特别想要的位置、分配或报酬：
例句：
an ambassadorship granted as a political plum.
大使职位被视为政治美差

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English plôme
源自 古英语 plôme
from Vulgar Latin *prôna
源自 俗拉丁语 *prôna
from neuter pl. of Latin prônum
源自 拉丁语 prônum的中性复数

plum
plum 2

adv.（副词）
Variant of plumb
plumb的变体
adj.（形容词）
Variant of plumb
plumb的变体