potato

英 [pəˈteɪtəʊ]

美 [pəˈteɪtoʊ]

n.  马铃薯; 土豆; 洋芋

复数：potatoes　

中考高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3013 / COCA.2253

牛津词典

noun

• 马铃薯；土豆；洋芋
  a round white vegetable with a brown or red skin that grows underground as the root of a plant also called a potato
  1. Will you peel the potatoes for me?
     你给我削土豆皮好不好？
  2. roast/boiled/baked/fried potatoes
     烘 / 煮 / 烤 / 炸土豆

柯林斯词典

• See also:sweet potato
• PHRASE 棘手的问题；烫手山芋；意见不一的复杂问题
  You can refer to a difficult subject that people disagree on as ahot potato.
  1. ...a political hot potato such as abortion.
     类似堕胎这样政治上的烫手山芋

英英释义

noun

• an edible tuber native to South America
  Synonym:white potatoIrish potatomurphyspudtater
• annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers
  Synonym:white potatowhite potato vineSolanum tuberosum

双语例句

• I got her with a potato.
  我用马铃薯打中了她。
• One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes four.
  一个土豆，两个土豆，三个四个土豆。
• Left-handers have trouble using can-openers, scissors, and potato peelers.
  左撇子在使用开罐刀、剪刀和土豆削皮器时会有困难。
• This sweet potato is very mealy.
  这块白薯真面。
• He warmed himself with the potato soup.
  他喝了些土豆汤暖暖身子。
• The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato
  所需的烹饪时间取决于土豆的大小。
• Yes, some pea and roast potato.
  是的，要点豌豆和烤土豆。
• Jeff can bring potato chips and popcorn.
  带薯片和爆米花来。
• I went and bought about six dollars 'worth of potato chips
  我去买了大约6美元的薯条。
• The only food left in his cupboards were bread, one potato and a carrot.
  他橱柜里剩下的食物只有面包、一个马铃薯和一根红萝卜。