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

• One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes four.
  一个土豆，两个土豆，三个四个土豆。
• Yes, some pea and roast potato.
  是的，要点豌豆和烤土豆。
• We have potato, vegetables, and mushrooms.
  我们有土豆、蔬菜和蘑菇。
• Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.
  用叉子扎破土豆皮。
• Jeff can bring potato chips and popcorn.
  带薯片和爆米花来。
• 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。
• Work in the potato and milk until the mixture comes together
  把土豆和牛奶掺进去，直到混合物融合在一起为止。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。