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

• Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.
  用叉子扎破土豆皮。
• In fact, we ate so many sweet potatoes, I became orange with sweet potato.
  实际上，我们吃了如此多的红薯，以致我都变成了和红薯一样的橘黄色。
• I went and bought about six dollars 'worth of potato chips
  我去买了大约6美元的薯条。
• Tom has dug the potato patch, so we can plant the potatoes tomorrow.
  汤姆已经挖了种土豆的那一片地，我们明天就可以种土豆了。
• One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes four.
  一个土豆，两个土豆，三个四个土豆。
• Put both vegetables into a bowl and crush with a potato masher.
  把这两样蔬菜都放进一个碗里，然后用捣土豆器把它们捣碎。
• Guido and I had a simple nice lunch. I made chicken, carrots, spinach and mashed potato.
  罗罗和我的简餐（中饭）。我做了鸡肉，胡萝卜，菠菜和土豆泥。
• I decide on Tandoori Aloo, a roasted potato concoction with raisins and cashews.
  我点了唐杜里土豆（tandoorialoo），点缀了葡萄干和腰果的烤土豆。
• Just bring me a baked potato and a steak.
  就给我上道烤土豆和牛排。
• This salad is made of apple, pear, potato and celery.
  这份色拉是由苹果、梨、土豆和芹菜做成的。