vegetable
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT Vegetables are plants such as cabbages, potatoes, and onions that you can cook and eat. 蔬菜
A good general diet should include plenty of fresh vegetables. 一份良好的日常饮食应当包括大量的新鲜蔬菜。
2. ADJ Vegetable matter comes from plants. 植物的[正式]
...compounds of animal, vegetable or mineral origin. …来自动物、植物或矿物的化合物。
3. N-COUNT If someone refers to a brain-damaged person as a vegetable, they mean that the person cannot move, think, or speak. 植物人[非正式，侮辱] [usu sing]
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vegetable /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl/ (vegetables)
剑桥词典
- He runs a fruit and vegetable stall in the market .
- A traditional British main course consists of a meat dish with potatoes and other vegetables.
- We don't have any fresh vegetables, only frozen peas .
- Peppers are usually cooked with other vegetables or eaten raw in salads .
- Trim off the leafy ends of the vegetable before cooking .
vegetable noun (FOOD)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] (US informal veggie)a plant , root , seed , or pod that is used as food , especially in dishes that are not sweet
蔬菜
fresh /frozen vegetables 新鲜／冷冻蔬菜
vegetable soup /stew /curry 蔬菜汤／炖菜／咖喱什菜
fruit and vegetables 水果和蔬菜
The potato is the most popular vegetable in this country . 在这个国家，土豆是最受欢迎的蔬菜。
In the winter we tend to eat more root vegetables, such as carrots and parsnips . 冬天我们往往会吃更多根茎蔬菜，比如胡萝卜和欧洲萝卜。
Raw vegetables contain more potassium than cooked ones . 生的蔬菜中所含的钾元素比做熟后的要多。
a vegetable knife 切菜刀
比较
fruit noun (PLANT PART)
例句
vegetable noun (PERSON)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] informala person who does not do anything or has no interest in doing anything
懒散的人；对任何事都毫无兴趣的人
Sitting at home all day in front of the TV slowly turned her into a vegetable. 整天坐在家里看电视，她慢慢地变成了一个懒散的人。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] offensive
a person who is unable to think or move correctly because of severe brain damage
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