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

• Now experts are extolling the virtues of the humble potato
  现在专家们都在赞美其貌不扬的马铃薯的种种好处。
• Okay. That's the chicken with a baked potato, and a glass of milk.
  好的。您点的是鸡肉、烤土豆和一杯牛奶。
• 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。
• He warmed himself with the potato soup.
  他喝了些土豆汤暖暖身子。
• I went and bought about six dollars 'worth of potato chips
  我去买了大约6美元的薯条。
• Jeff can bring potato chips and popcorn.
  带薯片和爆米花来。
• Guest: Do you have baked potato, broccoli, and some mushrooms?
  顾客：有烤土豆，西兰花和蘑菇吗？
• This sweet potato is very mealy.
  这块白薯真面。
• Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.
  用叉子扎破土豆皮。
• The fries are made from pellets of pulverised potato.
  这些炸土豆是土豆泥球做成的。