a large juicy tropical fruit consisting of aromatic edible yellow flesh surrounded by a tough segmented skin and topped with a tuft of stiff leaves
(果实)凤梨,菠萝。
the widely cultivated tropical American plant that bears this fruit. It is low-growing, with a spiral of spiny sword-shaped leaves on a thick stem
(植物)凤梨,菠萝。
〈非正式〉 手榴弹,手雷。
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the rough end of the pineapple Austral./NZ informal a situation in which someone receives unfair or harsh treatment 〈澳/新西兰,非正式〉 不公正待遇;苛刻对待
"late Middle English (denoting a pine cone): from