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

• After a few years 'planting, the quality of the potato crop deteriorates.
  土豆种了几年之后就会退化。
• I got her with a potato.
  我用马铃薯打中了她。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes four.
  一个土豆，两个土豆，三个四个土豆。
• 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。
• The effects of soil nutrient factors on potato yield and commodity rate were studied in different ecological conditions.
  研究了不同生态条件下，土壤养分因子对马铃薯产量和商品薯率作用效果。
• 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。
• This sweet potato is very mealy.
  这块白薯真面。