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单词 carrot
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Definition of carrot in English:

carrot

noun ˈkarətˈkɛrət
  • 1A tapering orange-coloured root eaten as a vegetable.

    (蔬菜)胡萝卜

    roast lamb with peas and carrots
    mass noun grated carrot
    as modifier carrot cake
    carrot juice
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Add broccoli, carrots and green onions and stir-fry 2 minutes.
    • On the side was a dish of crispy roast potatoes and mixed vegetables - carrots, mange tout, leeks and aubergine, drizzled in oil and still maintaining their bite.
    • Fruits and vegetables include onions, carrots, plums, pears, grapes, apricots, and all kinds of melons and squashes.
    • Sweet potatoes, squash, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots and apricots are just a few of the foods rich in vitamin A.
    • Derek had made grilled cheese on his signature sourdough and vegetable stir-fry with carrots, broccoli, parsnips and burdock!
    • While liver is the best source of vitamin A, excellent vegetable sources are carrots, cabbage and broccoli.
    • The vegetables, a collection of boiled potatoes, carrots, broccoli, courgette and tomato, were well cooked.
    • It came with seasonal vegetables including cauliflower, carrots, new potatoes and sliced courgettes.
    • Dr. Lanou suggests eating sweet potatoes, green beans, corn, carrots and other vegetables that are agreeable to almost everyone.
    • As carotene, it is found in green vegetables, carrots and yellow/orange fruits such as peaches.
    • The vegetables include creamed cauliflower, mashed potato, roast potato, carrots, peas, Brussels sprouts and cabbage.
    • The meals came served with two dishes of vegetables to share, one of broccoli, carrots, and courgettes with a tomato sauce, and one of sliced potato in a light white sauce, which all tasted fresh.
    • The vegetable idli has carrots and beans in it to improve its taste and appearance.
    • And if you don't have the time to slice your own cucumber or red pepper, it's easier than ever to grab a bag of baby carrots or sugar snap peas or some salad bar veggies.
    • Use a vegetable peeler to remove colorful strips from squash, carrots or zucchini and sprinkle them on a plain-looking entrée.
    • The accompanying vegetables, peas, carrots and broccoli disappointed a little because they seemed to be overcooked.
    • All our dishes came with tureens of roast potatoes, new potatoes, carrots, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and green beans tossed with bacon bits.
    • You just brown the meatballs, then add some vegetables, like grated carrot, some more onion, a bit of finely chopped celery, capsicum, whatever.
    • Besides carrots, other root vegetables include turnips, parsnips, radishes, beets and rutabagas.
    • Cut-up onions, Brussels sprouts, baby carrots, green beans, snap peas and cherry tomatoes are all good candidates.
    Synonyms
    payment, payout, reward, recompense, consideration
  • 2A cultivated plant of the parsley family with feathery leaves, which yields carrots.

    (植物)胡萝卜

    Daucus carota, family Umbelliferae: two subspecies and many varieties; wild forms lack the swollen root

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sow peas, carrots, cabbages and broccoli in the vegetable plot.
    • He'll sow broccoli, cauliflower and carrots directly into prepared garden soil in September.
    • Phytoestrogens are found in plants, like carrots and broccoli and spinach, and limit the effect of estrogen on the body.
    • The club has grown a wide variety of vegetables and herbs including carrots, Brussels sprouts and beetroot, as well as tomatoes and cucumbers in the greenhouse.
    • When we moved out of the town to a house which wasn't even in a village, my Dad grew lots of his own vegetables - potatoes, carrots, beans etc.
    • The hand weeding can be combined with thinning in the case of the vegetables that require it, such as lettuce, carrots and Florence fennel.
    • Plant seeds of beets, carrots, leeks, onions, peas, radishes, and turnips.
    • Middle to late August is a good time to plant carrots, beets, snap beans and lettuce.
    • Make successional sowings of beetroot, carrots, lettuce, radish and turnips.
    • Once grown, the plants are difficult to transplant because of their long taproots - parsley is in the carrot family.
    • In addition, biennial weeds such as musk thistle, wild carrot, and burdock should be eliminated before establishing forage.
  • 3An offer of something enticing as a means of persuasion (often contrasted with the threat of something punitive or unwelcome)

    诱人的建议(用于劝说,常与具惩罚性或不受欢迎的威胁相对)

    carrots will promote cooperation over the environment far more effectively than sticks

    胡萝卜会比大棒更能有效地促进环境方面的合作。

    Compare with stick (sense 3)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This deal would offer big carrots and threaten a big stick.
    • It's a balancing act though because if the incentives are too generous, they could undermine the carrots being offered for GPs to work in the country.
    • Most schools use a carrot and stick approach and we think this is the best way to do it.
    • But society uses both carrots and sticks to encourage parents to provide continuity of care.
    • This will cost more than the government would like, which is why we are being offered the carrot of a salary increase to accept the status quo.
    • When you have to offer a huge carrot to those who are supposed to obey you, something has to be wrong.
    • Obviously, tensions are on the upswing here, but how do we balance between a carrot and a stick approach?
    • The carrot being offered was special excise tax, but it was not enough.
    • American officials say they prefer a carrot rather than a stick approach.
    • For juveniles in this category, the Youth Drug Court Program offers both a carrot and a stick.
    • Can't get your head around the old carrot and stick approach, John?
    • There need to be carrots not just sticks if people are to be persuaded to leave their car at home.
    • The point is, you must approach it with the carrot and the stick.
    • Chile has been offered the carrot of a more favourable free trade agreement.
    • On the economic front, it can offer stick and carrot.
    • We then asked ourselves which approach was actually preferable to persuade them: the carrot or the stick?
    • The fourth variant of coercive diplomacy is the carrot and stick approach.
    • The minister warned yesterday a carrot and stick approach may be needed to change the mindset of many leisure craft operators and users.
    • However, a carrot and stick approach to traffic management doesn't work if only the stick is employed.
    • I do support a carrot and a stick approach, in terms of encouraging firstly, more healthy lifestyles and more healthy living.
    Synonyms
    persuasion, coaxing, urging, pushing, pressure, pressurization, exhortation, prodding, egging on, prompting
  • 4carrotsderogatory, informal A nickname for a red-haired person.

    〈非正式,一般作贬〉红发人

    He pulled her red plaits and said in a loud whisper, ‘Carrots! Carrots!’

Origin

Late 15th century: from French carotte, from Latin carota, from Greek karōton.

Rhymes

carat, claret, garret, karat, parrot

Definition of carrot in US English:

carrot

nounˈkɛrətˈkerət
  • 1A tapering orange-colored root eaten as a vegetable.

    (蔬菜)胡萝卜

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The accompanying vegetables, peas, carrots and broccoli disappointed a little because they seemed to be overcooked.
    • Use a vegetable peeler to remove colorful strips from squash, carrots or zucchini and sprinkle them on a plain-looking entrée.
    • Sweet potatoes, squash, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots and apricots are just a few of the foods rich in vitamin A.
    • The vegetables include creamed cauliflower, mashed potato, roast potato, carrots, peas, Brussels sprouts and cabbage.
    • And if you don't have the time to slice your own cucumber or red pepper, it's easier than ever to grab a bag of baby carrots or sugar snap peas or some salad bar veggies.
    • While liver is the best source of vitamin A, excellent vegetable sources are carrots, cabbage and broccoli.
    • It came with seasonal vegetables including cauliflower, carrots, new potatoes and sliced courgettes.
    • Besides carrots, other root vegetables include turnips, parsnips, radishes, beets and rutabagas.
    • The vegetables, a collection of boiled potatoes, carrots, broccoli, courgette and tomato, were well cooked.
    • Add broccoli, carrots and green onions and stir-fry 2 minutes.
    • You just brown the meatballs, then add some vegetables, like grated carrot, some more onion, a bit of finely chopped celery, capsicum, whatever.
    • Dr. Lanou suggests eating sweet potatoes, green beans, corn, carrots and other vegetables that are agreeable to almost everyone.
    • On the side was a dish of crispy roast potatoes and mixed vegetables - carrots, mange tout, leeks and aubergine, drizzled in oil and still maintaining their bite.
    • Fruits and vegetables include onions, carrots, plums, pears, grapes, apricots, and all kinds of melons and squashes.
    • Cut-up onions, Brussels sprouts, baby carrots, green beans, snap peas and cherry tomatoes are all good candidates.
    • The vegetable idli has carrots and beans in it to improve its taste and appearance.
    • The meals came served with two dishes of vegetables to share, one of broccoli, carrots, and courgettes with a tomato sauce, and one of sliced potato in a light white sauce, which all tasted fresh.
    • All our dishes came with tureens of roast potatoes, new potatoes, carrots, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and green beans tossed with bacon bits.
    • As carotene, it is found in green vegetables, carrots and yellow/orange fruits such as peaches.
    • Derek had made grilled cheese on his signature sourdough and vegetable stir-fry with carrots, broccoli, parsnips and burdock!
    Synonyms
    payment, payout, reward, recompense, consideration
  • 2The cultivated feathery-leaved plant of the parsley family that yields this vegetable.

    (植物)胡萝卜

    Daucus carota, family Umbelliferae: two subspecies and many varieties; wild forms lack the swollen root

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The club has grown a wide variety of vegetables and herbs including carrots, Brussels sprouts and beetroot, as well as tomatoes and cucumbers in the greenhouse.
    • He'll sow broccoli, cauliflower and carrots directly into prepared garden soil in September.
    • Make successional sowings of beetroot, carrots, lettuce, radish and turnips.
    • Phytoestrogens are found in plants, like carrots and broccoli and spinach, and limit the effect of estrogen on the body.
    • Once grown, the plants are difficult to transplant because of their long taproots - parsley is in the carrot family.
    • Middle to late August is a good time to plant carrots, beets, snap beans and lettuce.
    • The hand weeding can be combined with thinning in the case of the vegetables that require it, such as lettuce, carrots and Florence fennel.
    • In addition, biennial weeds such as musk thistle, wild carrot, and burdock should be eliminated before establishing forage.
    • Sow peas, carrots, cabbages and broccoli in the vegetable plot.
    • Plant seeds of beets, carrots, leeks, onions, peas, radishes, and turnips.
    • When we moved out of the town to a house which wasn't even in a village, my Dad grew lots of his own vegetables - potatoes, carrots, beans etc.
  • 3An offer of something enticing as a means of persuasion (often contrasted with the threat of something punitive or unwelcome)

    诱人的建议(用于劝说,常与具惩罚性或不受欢迎的威胁相对)

    carrots will promote cooperation over the environment far more effectively than sticks

    胡萝卜会比大棒更能有效地促进环境方面的合作。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fourth variant of coercive diplomacy is the carrot and stick approach.
    • American officials say they prefer a carrot rather than a stick approach.
    • For juveniles in this category, the Youth Drug Court Program offers both a carrot and a stick.
    • The minister warned yesterday a carrot and stick approach may be needed to change the mindset of many leisure craft operators and users.
    • We then asked ourselves which approach was actually preferable to persuade them: the carrot or the stick?
    • Can't get your head around the old carrot and stick approach, John?
    • I do support a carrot and a stick approach, in terms of encouraging firstly, more healthy lifestyles and more healthy living.
    • When you have to offer a huge carrot to those who are supposed to obey you, something has to be wrong.
    • Most schools use a carrot and stick approach and we think this is the best way to do it.
    • It's a balancing act though because if the incentives are too generous, they could undermine the carrots being offered for GPs to work in the country.
    • This deal would offer big carrots and threaten a big stick.
    • Chile has been offered the carrot of a more favourable free trade agreement.
    • On the economic front, it can offer stick and carrot.
    • However, a carrot and stick approach to traffic management doesn't work if only the stick is employed.
    • There need to be carrots not just sticks if people are to be persuaded to leave their car at home.
    • The carrot being offered was special excise tax, but it was not enough.
    • This will cost more than the government would like, which is why we are being offered the carrot of a salary increase to accept the status quo.
    • Obviously, tensions are on the upswing here, but how do we balance between a carrot and a stick approach?
    • But society uses both carrots and sticks to encourage parents to provide continuity of care.
    • The point is, you must approach it with the carrot and the stick.
    Synonyms
    persuasion, coaxing, urging, pushing, pressure, pressurization, exhortation, prodding, egging on, prompting

Origin

Late 15th century: from French carotte, from Latin carota, from Greek karōton.

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