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vegetable

UK //ˈvedʒ.tə.bəl//US //ˈvedʒ.tə.bəl//

词源

源自中古英语vegetable,来自古法语vegetable,基于拉丁语vegetabilis(意为'有生长力的'),与vegetare(使生长)相关。

noun

❶ 指植物的一部分,通常为根、茎、叶或果实,可供人类食用,富含维生素和矿物质。

“Carrots and broccoli are my favorite vegetables.”

(胡萝卜和西兰花是我最喜欢的蔬菜。)

“Eating fresh vegetables is good for your health.”

(吃新鲜蔬菜对健康有益。)

❶ 在非正式语境中,指因严重疾病或受伤而丧失意识或行动能力的人。

“After the accident, he was in a coma and became a vegetable.”

(事故后他陷入昏迷,成了植物人。)

“The patient has been a vegetable for years with no improvement.”

(这名患者成为植物人多年,毫无好转。)

同义词:produce, greens, veg

常见短语

vegetable garden — 专门种植蔬菜的小型园地,常见于家庭后院或社区中。

“My grandmother spends her mornings tending to her vegetable garden.”

(我祖母每天早晨都在照料她的菜园。)

root vegetable — 指生长在地下的可食用植物部分,如胡萝卜、土豆等。

“Potatoes and beets are common root vegetables in winter dishes.”

(土豆和甜菜是冬季菜肴中常见的地下根茎蔬菜。)