◙ noun 1. a tapering orange-coloured root eaten as a vegetable • （蔬菜）胡萝卜 2. a cultivated plant of the parsley family with feathery leaves, which yields this vegetable • （植物）胡萝卜 3. Daucus carota, family Umbelliferae: two subspecies and many varieties; wild forms lack the swollen root • 拉丁名Daucus carota，伞形科： 2亚种，多品种；其野生种类没有肿根 4. an offer of something enticing as a means of persuasion (often contrasted with the threat of something punitive or unwelcome) • 诱人的建议（用于劝说，常与具惩罚性或不受欢迎的威胁相对） »carrots will promote cooperation over the environment far more effectively than sticks. 胡萝卜会比大棒更能有效地促进环境方面的合作。 »[as modifier] the carrot and stick approach. 胡萝卜加大棒的方法。 5. (carrots)(informal, usu. derogatory)a nickname for a red-haired person • [非正式， 一般作贬] 红发人
【语源】
1. late 15th cent.: from French carotte, from Latin carota, from Greek karōton