/pə'teɪtəʊ; pə`teto/
n (pl ~es)
1 (a) [C] plant grown for its rounded starchy tubers which are eaten cooked as a vegetable 马铃薯
*The potato is vulnerable to several pests. 马铃薯易受几种害虫的侵害.
(b) [C] one of these tubers 马铃薯的块茎; 土豆
*The potatoes are ready to be dug up. 快要收获土豆了.
* Would you like another potato? 你要不要再来个土豆?
(c) [U] this served as food （熟的）马铃薯
*a dish of meat topped with mashed potato 一盘土豆泥盖浇肉
* [attrib 作定语]potato soup 土豆汤.
2 (idm 习语) a hot potato => hot.

npluralpotatoes

[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Spanish;Origin: batata, from Taino]
[U and C]
a round white vegetable with a brown, red, or pale yellow skin, that grows under the ground
roast/fried/boiled/mashed potato
jacket potato
(=cooked in its skin)
　Marie stood at the sink, peeling potatoes (=cutting off the skin) .
[C]
a plant that produces potatoes