First, the phonetic symbol: English? 【b? nɑ? n? ]? ? ? Beautiful? [b? 'n? n? ]? ?
Second, the significance:
Noun (short for noun)? Banana, banana flavor, grass yellow
Third, usage:
Bananas are often used as countable nouns when referring to specific bananas, but they are used as uncountable nouns when referring to them in general.
Say "... a banana", you can use numerals directly; "A banana" is a/a? Bananas; String, cluster, hand, etc. can be used for "a bunch of bananas".
Fourth, word collocation:
Green bananas? Immature banana
Cooked bananas? Ripe bananas
Rotten bananas Rotting bananas
A bunch of bananas? a hand of bananas
A bunch of bananas? a hand of bananas
Banana in one hand? a hand of bananas
Example of verb (abbreviation for verb):
I prefer bananas to oranges.
I prefer bananas to oranges.
In tropical and subtropical countries, bananas grow in strings on banana trees.
Bananas are produced in tropical and subtropical countries and grow in clusters on trees.
Bananas are mainly pulp except skin.
Bananas are mainly pulp except the peel.
I gave Mary an apple in exchange for my favorite banana.
I gave Mary an apple in exchange for my favorite banana.
Banana, grape, apple or daisy, which is special?
Bananas, grapes, apples, daisies-which of these things is different?