potatoes

英 [pəˈteɪtəʊz]

美 [pəˈteɪtoʊz]

n.  马铃薯; 土豆; 洋芋
potato的复数

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

双语例句

• Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread.
  马铃薯仍然是最受欢迎的食物，其次是白面包。
• These potatoes are sold ready sorted and washed, and can prove a great time-saver for the busy cook
  这些土豆卖时已拣好洗净，对于赶时间做饭的人来说能节省很多时间。
• The South American Indians have been cooking and eating potatoes for well over two thousand years.
  南美印第安人烹调食用土豆已有2000多年的历史了。
• Serve with baby new potatoes.
  配上小个的新土豆。
• Top the steaming hot potatoes with a knob of butter.
  在冒热气的马铃薯上放一小块黄油。
• Potatoes fill us up without overloading us with calories.
  吃土豆容易让我们有一种饱胀感，又不会摄入过多的热量。
• Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt
  将马铃薯戳一些洞，并用盐揉搓外皮。
• Cook the potatoes and turnips in a large saucepan.
  用大炖锅煮土豆和芜菁。
• Roughly chop and parboil the potatoes.
  把土豆大致切一下，煮成半熟。
• I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil.
  我要削掉土豆皮然后把它们煮熟。