Potato
[ p?'teto ]
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n. 馬鈴薯， 土豆，洋芋;土豆塊莖;
?? 例句
The potato is an invaluable esculent.
馬鈴薯是極有價值的食物。
It's a political hot potato.
它是個棘手的政治問題。
Sweet potato was the staple of their diet.
過去甘薯是他們的主食。
I mustn't have too much potato because I'm now on a diet.
我不能吃太多的馬鈴薯,因為我正在節食。
My father becomes a couch potato during football season.
在足球賽季我的父親成天坐在沙發上看電視。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ pota-拼音“破塔”,to-到:破塔里到處都是土豆
※ pot-鍋,at-在,o-似“圓”:媽媽把罐子放在爐子上,里面煮著圓土豆
※ po-拼音“婆”,ta-拼音“他”,to-諧音“偷”:老婆指使他,偷點土豆來(婆婆的土豆被他偷走了)
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?? 牛津釋義
potato
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(a) [C] plant grown for its rounded starchy tubers which are eaten cooked as a vegetable 馬鈴薯
The potato is vulnerable to several pests. 馬鈴薯易受幾種害蟲的侵害.
(b) [C] one of these tubers 馬鈴薯的塊莖; 土豆
The potatoes are ready to be dug up. 快要收獲土豆了.
Would you like another potato? 你要不要再來個土豆?
(c) [U] this served as food （熟的）馬鈴薯
a dish of meat topped with mashed potato 一盤土豆泥蓋澆肉
[attrib 作定語]potato soup 土豆湯.
2 (idm 習語) a hot potato => hot.
?? 考研助記
老婆(po)指使他(ta)偷(to-音似) 土豆
?? 擴展釋義
*[p?'teit?u]n. 馬鈴薯
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I'll go along with that, Ellen.
我也有同感 Ellen。
Did you hurt yourself?
你自己割傷的？
Seeing is believing.
百聞不如一見。