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watermelon

/wɔtɚmɛlən/

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watermelon

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large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp

西瓜

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The watermelon was too large to fit in the refrigerator until we cut it up.

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西瓜太大,切开后才放得进冰箱。

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