Definition of onion in English:

onion

noun ˈʌnjənˈənjən

1A swollen edible bulb used as a vegetable, having a pungent taste and smell and composed of several concentric layers.
洋葱（头）
cook the onion in the oil until lightly coloured
as modifier onion rings
Example sentencesExamples
- Heat the olive oil and gently cook the onions in a good solid saucepan for five minutes.
- The onion rings had a charming light batter on them, but the frozen French fries were poor.
- Heat the olive oil and cook the onion gently for 5 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- Warm the olive oil in a shallow pan, peel and finely slice the onion and let it cook slowly in the oil with the bay leaf.
- The dish is filled with layers of browned lamb or mutton chops and layers of onions and thickly sliced potatoes.
- Cook the onions and red pepper in the oil for 10 minutes or until softened.
- Top and tail the green beans, peel the baby onions or cut the spring onion into 2.5cm pieces.
- Sweat the onion and diced vegetables in a little olive oil, they should soften and turn golden without browning.
- Heat the olive oil in a heavy pot, and cook the onion for five minutes.
- The onions taste like they have been put in raw so there is a definite bitter taste.
- Fork through the remaining butter with the peas, then spoon on to a warmed platter in a mound and scatter over the onion rings.
- Add the leeks and onions and cook half an hour or until lightly browned and soft.
- Get a nice big frying pan and fry both onion and bacon in the olive oil until the onions are soft, about five or six minutes or so.
- To relieve the tension we joked about going home to the smell of grilled onions and peppers.
- Heat up some olive oil in a large saucepan and cook the onions on medium heat for a few minutes.
- Melt half the butter in a shallow pan and cook the onion till soft and tender, stirring from time to time.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the onion, ginger and cumin seeds for 5 min.
- Warm the oil in a shallow pan then cook the onions, chillies and garlic till soft but not coloured.
- Fry the onion in the olive oil in a large frying pan, stirring occasionally, until it begins to colour.
- In another saucepan cook the garlic and spring onions in the vegetable oil until the onion is soft but not brown.
Synonyms
facts, information, data, subject, discipline
2The plant that produces the onion, with long rolled or straplike leaves and spherical heads of greenish-white flowers.
洋葱
Allium cepa, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae)
Example sentencesExamples
- Well I didn't get around to planting the onions last night, but I did dig up the second potato barrel.
- I was picking carrots and onions from the ground and had to strip off the leaves because it was basil.
- Bend over the leaves of spring-sown onions just above the neck of each bulb, to help the ripening process.
- One of the oldest known herbs, garlic, is grown like an onion until the tops yellow and fall over.
- Plant it among the cabbages and with onions and carrots to repel carrot fly.
- I used to grow large acreages of potatoes, onions, and soy beans, along with maize.
- I've also bought some more tubs, so should finally be able to plant the rest of the onions tomorrow.

Phrases

know one's onions

informal Be very knowledgeable about something.
〈非正式〉（在某方面）知识渊博的
Fred knows his onions about Social Credit
Example sentencesExamples
- When it comes to real ales and strong continental lagers the landlord really knows his onions, having been lured away from the Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub which wins major awards every single year.
- There's room here for a few mavericks, including Canadian and Argentine labels, and - should you not know your onions - the young and friendly staff are happy to pass on their own top tips.
- And you need to know your onions when you tackle Beethoven, even before you get to the details of the music.
- I'm sure the anthropological brainiacs at the University of Wisconsin, where the research was carried out, know their onions, but I wouldn't count talking about yourself as gossip at all.
- As adults, we might know our onions but can't be fagged to do it.

Derivatives

oniony

adjective ˈʌnjəniˈənjəni

The latter are smoky, but not too smoky; fresh, not crispy; sticky with an oniony, chili-flecked syrup - and flavorful enough that they don't need the ranch.
Example sentencesExamples
- The saucy, oniony beans and yellow rice make it homey.
- The dip was oniony and lightly fishy, a perfect complement to the warm pocketless pitas that came alongside it.
- I use them around the garden as companion plants, which means I'm never without the oniony component of salads, soups and stews.
- Once I see the oniony liquid start to seep out, I'll add the vinegar to it.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French oignon, based on Latin unio(n-), denoting a kind of onion.

Onions have been part of the vegetable garden since medieval times, and the name comes ultimately from Latin where it was the word for a large pearl, but used in non-standard speech for an onion. To know your onions is to be very knowledgeable about something. The phrase was first used in the USA in the 1920s, when there were a number of similar phrases that involved knowing a lot about foodstuffs, and onions may simply have been chosen as a widely used vegetable. Another idea is that onions is short for ‘onion rings’, rhyming slang for ‘things’, but this does not fit with an American origin. The same is true of another theory, that there is a link with the lexicographer C. T. Onions, one of the first editors of the Oxford English Dictionary. Despite his eminence as a scholar it seems unlikely that his name would have been widely known on both sides of the Atlantic.

Rhymes

bunion, Bunyan, grunion, Runyon

Definition of onion in US English:

onion

nounˈənyənˈənjən

1An edible bulb with a pungent taste and smell, composed of several concentric layers, used in cooking.
洋葱（头）
cook the onion in the oil until lightly colored
as modifier onion rings
Example sentencesExamples
- Heat the olive oil in a heavy pot, and cook the onion for five minutes.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the onion, ginger and cumin seeds for 5 min.
- Warm the olive oil in a shallow pan, peel and finely slice the onion and let it cook slowly in the oil with the bay leaf.
- Heat up some olive oil in a large saucepan and cook the onions on medium heat for a few minutes.
- Heat the olive oil and gently cook the onions in a good solid saucepan for five minutes.
- Warm the oil in a shallow pan then cook the onions, chillies and garlic till soft but not coloured.
- Fry the onion in the olive oil in a large frying pan, stirring occasionally, until it begins to colour.
- The onion rings had a charming light batter on them, but the frozen French fries were poor.
- Sweat the onion and diced vegetables in a little olive oil, they should soften and turn golden without browning.
- To relieve the tension we joked about going home to the smell of grilled onions and peppers.
- Fork through the remaining butter with the peas, then spoon on to a warmed platter in a mound and scatter over the onion rings.
- Melt half the butter in a shallow pan and cook the onion till soft and tender, stirring from time to time.
- Top and tail the green beans, peel the baby onions or cut the spring onion into 2.5cm pieces.
- Heat the olive oil and cook the onion gently for 5 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- In another saucepan cook the garlic and spring onions in the vegetable oil until the onion is soft but not brown.
- Cook the onions and red pepper in the oil for 10 minutes or until softened.
- The onions taste like they have been put in raw so there is a definite bitter taste.
- Get a nice big frying pan and fry both onion and bacon in the olive oil until the onions are soft, about five or six minutes or so.
- The dish is filled with layers of browned lamb or mutton chops and layers of onions and thickly sliced potatoes.
- Add the leeks and onions and cook half an hour or until lightly browned and soft.
Synonyms
facts, information, data, subject, discipline
2The plant that produces the onion, with long rolled or straplike leaves and spherical heads of greenish-white flowers.
洋葱
Allium cepa, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae)
Example sentencesExamples
- I used to grow large acreages of potatoes, onions, and soy beans, along with maize.
- Well I didn't get around to planting the onions last night, but I did dig up the second potato barrel.
- I've also bought some more tubs, so should finally be able to plant the rest of the onions tomorrow.
- Plant it among the cabbages and with onions and carrots to repel carrot fly.
- I was picking carrots and onions from the ground and had to strip off the leaves because it was basil.
- One of the oldest known herbs, garlic, is grown like an onion until the tops yellow and fall over.
- Bend over the leaves of spring-sown onions just above the neck of each bulb, to help the ripening process.

Phrases

know one's onions

informal Be very knowledgeable about something.
〈非正式〉（在某方面）知识渊博的
Fred knows his onions about Social Credit
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm sure the anthropological brainiacs at the University of Wisconsin, where the research was carried out, know their onions, but I wouldn't count talking about yourself as gossip at all.
- As adults, we might know our onions but can't be fagged to do it.
- When it comes to real ales and strong continental lagers the landlord really knows his onions, having been lured away from the Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub which wins major awards every single year.
- And you need to know your onions when you tackle Beethoven, even before you get to the details of the music.
- There's room here for a few mavericks, including Canadian and Argentine labels, and - should you not know your onions - the young and friendly staff are happy to pass on their own top tips.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French oignon, based on Latin unio(n-), denoting a kind of onion.

单词	onion
释义	Definition of onion in English: onion noun ˈʌnjənˈənjən 1A swollen edible bulb used as a vegetable, having a pungent taste and smell and composed of several concentric layers. 洋葱（头） cook the onion in the oil until lightly coloured as modifier onion rings Example sentencesExamples Heat the olive oil and gently cook the onions in a good solid saucepan for five minutes. The onion rings had a charming light batter on them, but the frozen French fries were poor. Heat the olive oil and cook the onion gently for 5 minutes, or until lightly golden. Warm the olive oil in a shallow pan, peel and finely slice the onion and let it cook slowly in the oil with the bay leaf. The dish is filled with layers of browned lamb or mutton chops and layers of onions and thickly sliced potatoes. Cook the onions and red pepper in the oil for 10 minutes or until softened. Top and tail the green beans, peel the baby onions or cut the spring onion into 2.5cm pieces. Sweat the onion and diced vegetables in a little olive oil, they should soften and turn golden without browning. Heat the olive oil in a heavy pot, and cook the onion for five minutes. The onions taste like they have been put in raw so there is a definite bitter taste. Fork through the remaining butter with the peas, then spoon on to a warmed platter in a mound and scatter over the onion rings. Add the leeks and onions and cook half an hour or until lightly browned and soft. Get a nice big frying pan and fry both onion and bacon in the olive oil until the onions are soft, about five or six minutes or so. To relieve the tension we joked about going home to the smell of grilled onions and peppers. Heat up some olive oil in a large saucepan and cook the onions on medium heat for a few minutes. Melt half the butter in a shallow pan and cook the onion till soft and tender, stirring from time to time. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the onion, ginger and cumin seeds for 5 min. Warm the oil in a shallow pan then cook the onions, chillies and garlic till soft but not coloured. Fry the onion in the olive oil in a large frying pan, stirring occasionally, until it begins to colour. In another saucepan cook the garlic and spring onions in the vegetable oil until the onion is soft but not brown. Synonyms facts, information, data, subject, discipline 2The plant that produces the onion, with long rolled or straplike leaves and spherical heads of greenish-white flowers. 洋葱 Allium cepa, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae) Example sentencesExamples Well I didn't get around to planting the onions last night, but I did dig up the second potato barrel. I was picking carrots and onions from the ground and had to strip off the leaves because it was basil. Bend over the leaves of spring-sown onions just above the neck of each bulb, to help the ripening process. One of the oldest known herbs, garlic, is grown like an onion until the tops yellow and fall over. Plant it among the cabbages and with onions and carrots to repel carrot fly. I used to grow large acreages of potatoes, onions, and soy beans, along with maize. I've also bought some more tubs, so should finally be able to plant the rest of the onions tomorrow. Phrases know one's onions informal Be very knowledgeable about something. 〈非正式〉（在某方面）知识渊博的 Fred knows his onions about Social Credit Example sentencesExamples When it comes to real ales and strong continental lagers the landlord really knows his onions, having been lured away from the Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub which wins major awards every single year. There's room here for a few mavericks, including Canadian and Argentine labels, and - should you not know your onions - the young and friendly staff are happy to pass on their own top tips. And you need to know your onions when you tackle Beethoven, even before you get to the details of the music. I'm sure the anthropological brainiacs at the University of Wisconsin, where the research was carried out, know their onions, but I wouldn't count talking about yourself as gossip at all. As adults, we might know our onions but can't be fagged to do it. Derivatives oniony adjective ˈʌnjəniˈənjəni The latter are smoky, but not too smoky; fresh, not crispy; sticky with an oniony, chili-flecked syrup - and flavorful enough that they don't need the ranch. Example sentencesExamples The saucy, oniony beans and yellow rice make it homey. The dip was oniony and lightly fishy, a perfect complement to the warm pocketless pitas that came alongside it. I use them around the garden as companion plants, which means I'm never without the oniony component of salads, soups and stews. Once I see the oniony liquid start to seep out, I'll add the vinegar to it. Origin Middle English: from Old French oignon, based on Latin unio(n-), denoting a kind of onion. Onions have been part of the vegetable garden since medieval times, and the name comes ultimately from Latin where it was the word for a large pearl, but used in non-standard speech for an onion. To know your onions is to be very knowledgeable about something. The phrase was first used in the USA in the 1920s, when there were a number of similar phrases that involved knowing a lot about foodstuffs, and onions may simply have been chosen as a widely used vegetable. Another idea is that onions is short for ‘onion rings’, rhyming slang for ‘things’, but this does not fit with an American origin. The same is true of another theory, that there is a link with the lexicographer C. T. Onions, one of the first editors of the Oxford English Dictionary. Despite his eminence as a scholar it seems unlikely that his name would have been widely known on both sides of the Atlantic. Rhymes bunion, Bunyan, grunion, Runyon noun.1 phr. Definition of onion in US English: onion nounˈənyənˈənjən 1An edible bulb with a pungent taste and smell, composed of several concentric layers, used in cooking. 洋葱（头） cook the onion in the oil until lightly colored as modifier onion rings Example sentencesExamples Heat the olive oil in a heavy pot, and cook the onion for five minutes. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the onion, ginger and cumin seeds for 5 min. Warm the olive oil in a shallow pan, peel and finely slice the onion and let it cook slowly in the oil with the bay leaf. Heat up some olive oil in a large saucepan and cook the onions on medium heat for a few minutes. Heat the olive oil and gently cook the onions in a good solid saucepan for five minutes. Warm the oil in a shallow pan then cook the onions, chillies and garlic till soft but not coloured. Fry the onion in the olive oil in a large frying pan, stirring occasionally, until it begins to colour. The onion rings had a charming light batter on them, but the frozen French fries were poor. Sweat the onion and diced vegetables in a little olive oil, they should soften and turn golden without browning. To relieve the tension we joked about going home to the smell of grilled onions and peppers. Fork through the remaining butter with the peas, then spoon on to a warmed platter in a mound and scatter over the onion rings. Melt half the butter in a shallow pan and cook the onion till soft and tender, stirring from time to time. Top and tail the green beans, peel the baby onions or cut the spring onion into 2.5cm pieces. Heat the olive oil and cook the onion gently for 5 minutes, or until lightly golden. In another saucepan cook the garlic and spring onions in the vegetable oil until the onion is soft but not brown. Cook the onions and red pepper in the oil for 10 minutes or until softened. The onions taste like they have been put in raw so there is a definite bitter taste. Get a nice big frying pan and fry both onion and bacon in the olive oil until the onions are soft, about five or six minutes or so. The dish is filled with layers of browned lamb or mutton chops and layers of onions and thickly sliced potatoes. Add the leeks and onions and cook half an hour or until lightly browned and soft. Synonyms facts, information, data, subject, discipline 2The plant that produces the onion, with long rolled or straplike leaves and spherical heads of greenish-white flowers. 洋葱 Allium cepa, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae) Example sentencesExamples I used to grow large acreages of potatoes, onions, and soy beans, along with maize. Well I didn't get around to planting the onions last night, but I did dig up the second potato barrel. I've also bought some more tubs, so should finally be able to plant the rest of the onions tomorrow. Plant it among the cabbages and with onions and carrots to repel carrot fly. I was picking carrots and onions from the ground and had to strip off the leaves because it was basil. One of the oldest known herbs, garlic, is grown like an onion until the tops yellow and fall over. Bend over the leaves of spring-sown onions just above the neck of each bulb, to help the ripening process. Phrases know one's onions informal Be very knowledgeable about something. 〈非正式〉（在某方面）知识渊博的 Fred knows his onions about Social Credit Example sentencesExamples I'm sure the anthropological brainiacs at the University of Wisconsin, where the research was carried out, know their onions, but I wouldn't count talking about yourself as gossip at all. As adults, we might know our onions but can't be fagged to do it. When it comes to real ales and strong continental lagers the landlord really knows his onions, having been lured away from the Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub which wins major awards every single year. And you need to know your onions when you tackle Beethoven, even before you get to the details of the music. There's room here for a few mavericks, including Canadian and Argentine labels, and - should you not know your onions - the young and friendly staff are happy to pass on their own top tips. Origin Middle English: from Old French oignon, based on Latin unio(n-), denoting a kind of onion. noun.1 phr.
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