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单词 leek
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Definition of leek in English:

leek

noun liːklik
  • A plant related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb which together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable. It is used as a Welsh national emblem.

    韭葱(一种与洋葱有亲缘关系的植物,扁平叶片交叠构成细长圆柱形球茎,球茎和叶底部做蔬菜食用。亦用作威尔士地方徽记)

    Allium porrum, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is a member of the lily family and is closely related to onions and leeks despite being very different in both taste and appearance.
    • To make the sauce, heat the remaining butter and oil and cook the leeks, garlic, salt and pepper for 5 minutes until soft.
    • You can use any vegetables - add leeks, carrots, potatoes or cauliflower if you like.
    • Asparagus is a member of the lily family and closely related to onions and leeks.
    • Slice the carrots, leeks and celery and add to the pot with the parsley stalks and bay leaves, salt and pepper.
    • Add the onions, celery, leeks, and garlic and cook until the onions are translucent.
    • At home we grow sweetcorn, beans, tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, garlic and leeks.
    • For example, potatoes, carrots, and leeks are all vegetables that can be cooked and eaten.
    • Melt the butter in a large pan, add the chopped parsley and leeks, and cook gently for 5 minutes until soft.
    • I'm going to eat it with lentils, leeks, carrots and parsley sauce.
    • Onions, garlic and leeks are found to have conflicting images throughout much of the world.
    • Tip the leeks into the cauliflower and potato mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.
    • Mash the potatoes and beans together, then add the cabbage and leeks, onion seeds and plenty of pepper.
    • Add the chicken, leeks carrots and peas, and slowly cook on the stove for about 15 minutes.
    • Horrified, he relates how he was given goat stuffed with onions, garlic, and leeks, swimming in fish sauce.
    • Onions and leeks were cultivated as flavourings and wild garlic may have been used.
    • Add more oil to the pan and cook the onion, carrot, leeks and celery gently till soft.
    • It turned out to be almost a soup - a hearty bowl of potatoes, onions, leeks and chunks of fish swimming in a thick sauce.
    • Dishes in olive oil included stuffed vine leaves, cabbage and artichokes, leeks and spinach boranaki.
    • Spoon the broth with the courgettes and leeks over the pasta, then arrange the fish on top.

Origin

Old English lēac, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch look and German Lauch.

Rhymes

antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak

Definition of leek in US English:

leek

nounliklēk
  • A plant related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb which together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable. It is used as a Welsh national emblem.

    韭葱(一种与洋葱有亲缘关系的植物,扁平叶片交叠构成细长圆柱形球茎,球茎和叶底部做蔬菜食用。亦用作威尔士地方徽记)

    Allium porrum, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Onions, garlic and leeks are found to have conflicting images throughout much of the world.
    • Onions and leeks were cultivated as flavourings and wild garlic may have been used.
    • Spoon the broth with the courgettes and leeks over the pasta, then arrange the fish on top.
    • At home we grow sweetcorn, beans, tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, garlic and leeks.
    • Horrified, he relates how he was given goat stuffed with onions, garlic, and leeks, swimming in fish sauce.
    • Add the chicken, leeks carrots and peas, and slowly cook on the stove for about 15 minutes.
    • Add more oil to the pan and cook the onion, carrot, leeks and celery gently till soft.
    • Add the onions, celery, leeks, and garlic and cook until the onions are translucent.
    • Slice the carrots, leeks and celery and add to the pot with the parsley stalks and bay leaves, salt and pepper.
    • To make the sauce, heat the remaining butter and oil and cook the leeks, garlic, salt and pepper for 5 minutes until soft.
    • Melt the butter in a large pan, add the chopped parsley and leeks, and cook gently for 5 minutes until soft.
    • I'm going to eat it with lentils, leeks, carrots and parsley sauce.
    • Dishes in olive oil included stuffed vine leaves, cabbage and artichokes, leeks and spinach boranaki.
    • You can use any vegetables - add leeks, carrots, potatoes or cauliflower if you like.
    • It turned out to be almost a soup - a hearty bowl of potatoes, onions, leeks and chunks of fish swimming in a thick sauce.
    • Tip the leeks into the cauliflower and potato mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.
    • For example, potatoes, carrots, and leeks are all vegetables that can be cooked and eaten.
    • Mash the potatoes and beans together, then add the cabbage and leeks, onion seeds and plenty of pepper.
    • It is a member of the lily family and is closely related to onions and leeks despite being very different in both taste and appearance.
    • Asparagus is a member of the lily family and closely related to onions and leeks.

Origin

Old English lēac, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch look and German Lauch.

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