🇬🇧🇨🇳 almond - 一颗杏仁 : English Lesson

Meaning of "almond" ("一颗杏仁"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An almond is a small, brown, oval nut that grows on a special tree. Inside its hard shell is the part we eat. People snack on almonds, mix them into cereal or desserts, and use them to make almond milk or almond butter. Almond trees grow in warm places and are often covered with pretty white or pink flowers before the almonds grow.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

If I were stuck on a desert island, I’d want one almond tree and one friend who can’t reach high branches.

I tried to count how many almonds were in the jar, but my mouth kept subtracting them.

I lined up ten almonds like soldiers, but they kept disappearing into my mouth during the inspection.

The almond looked so lonely in my hand that I kindly introduced it to my stomach.

Almonds grow on trees, not in the ground like peanuts.

On a warm day, Tom finds an almond on the ground under a tree. He looks up and sees an almond on a low branch. He picks an almond, cracks the hard shell, and holds an almond nut inside. He puts an almond in his mouth, smiles at the sweet taste, and gives the last almond to a friend.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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