apple
/ˈæpl/noun
उच्चारण ऐपल
सेब
Basic wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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a round fruit with shiny red or green skin and firm white flesh
सेब
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
- She packed an apple and a sandwich for the train journey.
- Kashmir is famous for its sweet red apples.
+ 4 more examples
- Peel the apple and cut it into thin slices.
- He bit into a crisp green apple.
- We bought a kilo of apples from the market near the station.
- Apple juice is a favourite with the children at breakfast.
Synonyms seb crab apple
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
apple (countable and uncountable)
Apple is countable for the fruit (an apple, three apples); for the substance or flavour it is used without an article, as in apple juice.
फल के लिए 'apple' countable है (an apple, three apples); पदार्थ या स्वाद के लिए यह बिना article के आता है, जैसे apple juice।
- Radhika ate an apple on the way to school.
- The shop sells apple juice and apple jam.
a(n) + apple vs the apple of sb's eye
The apple of your eye is the person you love and value most.
'The apple of sb's eye' वह व्यक्ति है जिसे आप सबसे अधिक प्रेम और महत्त्व देते हैं।
- Radhika is the apple of her father's eye.
apple + noun (modifier)
Apple is used before another noun in apple tree, apple orchard, apple pie and apple cart.
'Apple' दूसरे noun से पहले modifier की तरह आता है, जैसे apple tree, apple orchard, apple pie और apple cart।
- Kashmir is famous for its apple orchards.
apples and oranges / a bad apple
Idioms: apples and oranges means two things too different to compare; a bad apple is one bad member who spoils a group.
मुहावरे: 'apples and oranges' का अर्थ तुलना के लायक न रहने वाली दो अलग चीज़ें; 'a bad apple' समूह को बिगाड़ने वाला एक बुरा सदस्य है।
- Comparing a village school with a city college is comparing apples and oranges.
+Collocations 4
adjective + apple
ripesourjuicyrottencrisp
- The crisp apple was cold and sweet.
verb + apple
peelbite intopluckslicegrow
- She sliced an apple for the children.
apple + noun
treejuiceorchardpieblossom
- The apple orchard in Himachal is full of blossom in spring.
variety / colour
green applered appleKashmiri applecrab apple
- Kashmiri apples are sold in markets across India.
“More examples 5
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away, as the saying goes.
कहावत है कि रोज़ एक सेब खाने से डॉक्टर दूर रहता है।
- The farmers of Shimla export apples to many countries.
शिमला के किसान कई देशों को सेब निर्यात करते हैं।
- Radhika packed an apple and a boiled egg in her lunch box.
राधिका ने अपने टिफ़िन में एक सेब और एक उबला अंडा रखा।
- One bad apple can spoil the reputation of the whole team.
एक बुरा सदस्य पूरी टीम की साख बिगाड़ सकता है।
- The youngest grandson was the apple of his grandfather's eye.
सबसे छोटा पोता दादा की आँखों का तारा था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She bought one kilo apple from the market.
✓ She bought one kilo of apples from the market.
After a quantity word like kilo we need of, and the countable fruit takes the plural.
Kilo जैसी मात्रा के बाद of आता है, और गिनने योग्य फल बहुवचन में लिखा जाता है।
✗ He gave me two apple.
✓ He gave me two apples.
Apple is a countable noun and needs the plural -s after two.
'Apple' countable noun है और two के बाद उसमें बहुवचन का -s लगता है।
✗ He is the apple in his mother's eye.
✓ He is the apple of his mother's eye.
The idiom is the apple of sb's eye, with of.
मुहावरा 'the apple of sb's eye' है, जिसमें of आता है।
¶Idioms 4
the apple of sb's eye
a person or thing that is loved more than any other
आँखों का तारा, अत्यंत प्रिय व्यक्ति
- Radhika is the apple of her grandfather's eye.
- The youngest son was always the apple of his mother's eye.
in apple-pie order
neat and tidy, with everything in the correct place
बिलकुल व्यवस्थित, हर चीज़ अपनी जगह पर
- Her bookshelf is always in apple-pie order.
- The office was in apple-pie order before the inspection.
a bad/rotten apple
one bad person who has a bad effect on others in a group
(समूह को बिगाड़ने वाला) एक बुरा आदमी, एक सड़ी मछली
- One bad apple can spoil the whole class.
- The police force must get rid of its rotten apples.
apples and oranges
used to describe a situation in which two people or things are completely different from each other
दो बिल्कुल अलग चीज़ें जिनकी तुलना न हो सके
- Comparing the two exams is like comparing apples and oranges.
- You can't compare a village school and a city college — they're apples and oranges.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
seb crab apple
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The apple of your eye (a person who is loved very much), a bad or rotten apple (one bad person who has a bad effect on others), upset the apple cart (spoil a plan), compare apples and oranges (compare two things that are completely different), an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: the apple of your eye (बहुत प्रिय व्यक्ति, आँखों का तारा), a bad या rotten apple (दूसरों पर बुरा प्रभाव डालने वाला एक बुरा व्यक्ति, एक सड़ी मछली), upset the apple cart (योजना बिगाड़ना), compare apples and oranges (पूरी तरह भिन्न दो चीज़ों की तुलना), an apple a day keeps the doctor away।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: Isaac Newton is said to have thought of the law of gravitation after seeing an apple fall.
विज्ञान में कहा जाता है कि Isaac Newton को सेब गिरते देखकर गुरुत्वाकर्षण का नियम सूझा।
Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir are the main apple-growing states.
हिमाचल प्रदेश और जम्मू-कश्मीर मुख्य सेब उत्पादक राज्य हैं।