vegetable
n.蔬菜,植物 a.植物的,蔬菜的
释义2:
vegetable
/ 5vedVitEbl /
◙ noun1. a plant or part of a plant used as food, typically as accompaniment to meat or fish, such as a cabbage, potato, turnip, or bean• 蔬菜2. (informal, offensive)a person who is incapable of normal mental or physical activity, especially through brain damage• [非正式,冒犯] 植物人 [informal] a person with a dull or inactive life• [非正式] 生活单调少动者 »I thought I'd sort of flop back and be a vegetable for a bit. 我想我会放缓一点,当一会儿闲人。◙ adjective1. [attrib.] of or relating to vegetables as food• 蔬菜的 »a vegetable garden. 菜园。 »vegetable soup. 蔬菜汤。 of or relating to plants or plant life, especially as distinct from animal life or mineral substances• 植物的(尤指不同于动物或矿物) »vegetable matter. 植物性物质。【语源】
1. late Middle English (in the sense 'growing as a plant'): from Old French, or from late Latin vegetabilis 'animating', from Latin vegetare (see vegetate ). The noun dates from the late 16th cent
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