n (1)柑橘，橙(type of juicy citrus fruit with a thick reddish-yellow skin)[C]：He was eating an～.他正在吃橙子。an～drink/tree 橙汁饮料/柑橘树;～squash (BrE)橙子水;

(2)柑橘树(evergreen tree on which orange fruit grows)[C](c=orange tree)：an～grove 柑橘园;

(3)橘红色，橙黄色(reddish-yellow colour of this fruit)[U]：O～is becoming to her.橘红色很适合她。

(4)(一杯)柑橘饮料((a glass of)drink made from oranges)[U，C]：Would you like some～?你要橘子水吗? I'd like an～，please.请来一杯橙汁。

adj 橘红色的，橙黄色的(of the colour of an orange)： an～dress/ribbon/light 橘黄色的衣服/缎带/光;

→orange′ade n(一杯)橘子汽水;′orange-blossom n 橙花