How do you use "Fruit machine" in a sentence?

Lost a tenner on the fruit machine. He's always on the fruity. That fruit machine never pays out.

Fruit machine

Q: What does "Fruit machine" mean?

A gambling slot machine found in pubs. Fruit machines (British) or pokies (Australian) are the gambling machines in pubs with spinning reels showing fruits. They're more regulated in the UK than American slots. A 'fruity' is slang for the machine. Many pubs have them, though they're controversial.

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Meaning: A gambling slot machine found in pubs.

酒吧里的赌博老虎机。

Una máquina tragaperras que se encuentra en los pubs.

パブにあるギャンブル用スロットマシン。

펍에 있는 도박용 슬롯머신.

Fruit machines (British) or pokies (Australian) are the gambling machines in pubs with spinning reels showing fruits. They're more regulated in the UK than American slots. A 'fruity' is slang for the machine. Many pubs have them, though they're controversial.

水果机（英式）或pokies（澳式）是酒吧里有旋转水果图案滚轮的赌博机。在英国比美国的老虎机管制更严格。「fruity」是对这种机器的俚语称呼。很多酒吧都有，不过颇有争议。

Las «fruit machines» (británico) o «pokies» (australiano) son las máquinas de juego en los pubs con rodillos giratorios que muestran frutas. Están más reguladas en el Reino Unido que las tragaperras americanas. «Fruity» es la forma coloquial de referirse a la máquina. Muchos pubs las tienen, aunque son polémicas.

フルーツマシン（イギリス）またはポーキーズ（オーストラリア）は、フルーツの絵柄が回転するリールを持つパブのギャンブルマシンです。イギリスではアメリカのスロットよりも規制が厳しいです。「fruity」はこのマシンのスラングです。多くのパブに設置されていますが、議論の的になっています。

프루트 머신(영국)이나 포키(호주)는 과일 그림이 그려진 회전 릴이 있는 펍의 도박 기계이다. 영국에서는 미국 슬롯보다 규제가 더 엄격하다. 'Fruity'는 이 기계의 속어이다. 많은 펍에 설치되어 있지만 논란이 있다.

Examples

Lost a tenner on the fruit machine.
在水果机上输了十镑
Perdí diez libras en la tragaperras
フルーツマシンで10ポンド負けた
슬롯머신에서 10파운드 날렸어.
He's always on the fruity.
他总是在玩水果机
Siempre está en la tragaperras
彼はいつもフルーツマシンをやっている
그는 항상 슬롯머신만 하고 있어.
That fruit machine never pays out.
那台水果机从来不出奖
Esa tragaperras nunca paga
あのフルーツマシンは絶対に当たらない
저 슬롯머신은 절대 안 터져.

Pronunciation

/fruːt məˈʃiːn/

Usage Guide

Context: pub, gambling, games

Tone: casual, sometimes derogatory

✓ Do Say

Fruit machine
水果机
Tragaperras
フルーツマシン
슬롯머신
Fruity
水果机
Tragaperras
フルーティー
슬롯머신
The fruities
水果机
Las tragaperras
フルーティーズ
슬롯머신들

Common Mistakes

Americans say 'slot machine'
'Fruity' is the slang shortening

Origin & History

Named for the fruit symbols (cherries, lemons, oranges) that appeared on early machines from the 1900s. British fruit machines have lower payouts and different regulations than American slots. They're a fixture in British pubs.

Etymology: From fruit symbols on the reels

First recorded: Early 20th century

Cultural Context

Era: Early 20th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: British pub culture

Regional notes: British term. Pokies in Australia.

Variations

Fruit machineFruityFruities