vegetable
美音:[´vedʒtəbəl
]
英音:[´vedʒtəbəl
]
n.蔬菜,植物,生活呆板单调的人 adj.蔬菜的,植物的
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词根
vig,veg＝lively（快活的;有生气的）
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vegetable
/'vedʒtəbl; `vɛdʒtəbl/
n
1 (part of various types of) plant eaten as food, eg potatoes, beans, onions 蔬菜
*green vegetables, ie cabbage, lettuce, Brussels sprouts, etc 绿色蔬菜（卷心菜、莴苣、汤菜等）
* a salad of raw vegetables 生菜色拉
* [attrib 作定语] a vegetable curry, garden, knife 咖喱素菜、菜园、蔬菜用刀
* vegetable oils, eg in margarine 植物油. Cf 参看 animal, mineral.
2 (fig 比喻)
(a) person who is physically alive but mentally inactive because of injury, illness or abnormality 植物人（因伤、病或异常情况而丧失思维能力但仍有生命的人）
*Severe brain damage turned him into a vegetable. 他因脑部重伤而成了植物人.
* [attrib 作定语] lead a vegetable existence 处于植物人的状态.
(b) person who has a dull monotonous life 生活单调的人
*Stuck at home like this, she felt like a vegetable. 像这样闷在家里, 她觉得生活太单调.
n
1 (part of various types of) plant eaten as food, eg potatoes, beans, onions 蔬菜
*green vegetables, ie cabbage, lettuce, Brussels sprouts, etc 绿色蔬菜（卷心菜、莴苣、汤菜等）
* a salad of raw vegetables 生菜色拉
* [attrib 作定语] a vegetable curry, garden, knife 咖喱素菜、菜园、蔬菜用刀
* vegetable oils, eg in margarine 植物油. Cf 参看 animal, mineral.
2 (fig 比喻)
(a) person who is physically alive but mentally inactive because of injury, illness or abnormality 植物人（因伤、病或异常情况而丧失思维能力但仍有生命的人）
*Severe brain damage turned him into a vegetable. 他因脑部重伤而成了植物人.
* [attrib 作定语] lead a vegetable existence 处于植物人的状态.
(b) person who has a dull monotonous life 生活单调的人
*Stuck at home like this, she felt like a vegetable. 像这样闷在家里, 她觉得生活太单调.
1. That night she chose to direct it toward her famous steamed pork and preserved vegetable dish, which she always served with special pride.
那晚她原打算说说自己的拿手菜——梅干菜炖肉，她总是特别得意地把这个菜端上桌的。
2. And she was slicing so quickly, seemingly not paying attention to her sharp chopping knife, that I was afraid the tips of her fingers would become one of the ingredients of the purple vegetable and pork dish.
她切得很快，好像一点也不注意她手中那把锋利的切菜刀，我真害怕她的手指尖也会成为紫色蔬菜烧猪肉这门菜肴中的佐料。
3. Of course I do. I'm an active worker, not a vegetable.
我当然用得多，我是个工作很积极的人，又不是植物人。
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那晚她原打算说说自己的拿手菜——梅干菜炖肉，她总是特别得意地把这个菜端上桌的。
2. And she was slicing so quickly, seemingly not paying attention to her sharp chopping knife, that I was afraid the tips of her fingers would become one of the ingredients of the purple vegetable and pork dish.
她切得很快，好像一点也不注意她手中那把锋利的切菜刀，我真害怕她的手指尖也会成为紫色蔬菜烧猪肉这门菜肴中的佐料。
3. Of course I do. I'm an active worker, not a vegetable.
我当然用得多，我是个工作很积极的人，又不是植物人。
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