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Definition of vegetable in English: vegetablenoun ˈvɛdʒɪtəb(ə)lˈvɛdʒtəb(ə)l 1A plant or part of a plant used as food, such as a cabbage, potato, turnip, or bean. 蔬菜 fresh fruit and vegetables as modifier a vegetable garden 菜园。 蔬菜汤。 Example sentencesExamples - Why not consider taking on an allotment and growing your own fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs.
- Vegetables like broccoli will soak up flavour best.
- Janet stood in her kitchen chopping vegetables for salad.
- A glass of fresh vegetable juice is a healthy snack that will provide your body with important nutrients.
- He sells his fruit and vegetables locally for prices little higher than those for non-organic produce.
- There is no limit to what you can grow, from sweet peas to all types of vegetables and soft fruit.
- The buffet-style meals include homemade tortillas, scrambled eggs, and vegetable soup with rice.
- Most of the vegetables and fruit are grown organically on the estate and they also produce their own honey.
- Just about any book or article on nutrition recommends that we eat leafy green vegetables.
- Fruit and vegetables also contain non-essential nutrients called phytochemicals, which have some potent properties.
- If you don't like spinach, try other green vegetables such as beans or bok choy.
- The obvious choices are healthy vegetables like carrots, celery, and cherry tomatoes.
- My parents still make a living selling vegetables at farmers markets.
- I lived on vegetable stew, which became by Monday spicy vegetable stew and by Wednesday vegetable curry.
- The potato is the vegetable of choice in the United States.
- She eats a lot of fruits and vegetables, but also red meat, poultry and fish from time to time.
- Both dishes came with a mountain of fresh vegetables - spinach, carrots and green beans.
- The children received cooking classes from local chefs who introduced them to cooking healthy foods such as vegetable soup and home made pizzas.
- Scottish diets are high in fat and there is a marked deficiency of fruit and vegetables.
- Stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables to replenish the nutrients your body craves.
- Garlic, oats, fresh fruit and fresh vegetables all help lower bad cholesterol - as does red wine.
Synonyms herb, flower, shrub, weed 2informal A person with a dull or inactive life. 〈非正式〉生活单调少动者 I thought I'd sort of flop back and be a vegetable for a bit 我想我会放缓一点，当一会儿闲人。 - 2.1offensive A person who is incapable of normal mental or physical activity, especially through brain damage.
〈非正式，冒犯〉植物人
adjective ˈvɛdʒɪtəb(ə)lˈvɛdʒtəb(ə)l attributive Relating to plants or plant life, especially as distinct from animal life or mineral substances. 植物的（尤指不同于动物或矿物） decaying vegetable matter 植物性物质。 Example sentencesExamples - Black Rot is a devastating fungal disease which infects many vegetable species, especially crucifers.
- Natural fibers may be of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin.
- Most fungi of the Phylum Chytridiomycota break down vegetable matter in aquatic systems, but some are parasitic on diatoms or insects.
- The vast majority of the House Finch's diet is vegetable matter - seeds, buds, berries, and nectar.
- The officers found a ‘greenish slab of vegetable substance believed to be cannabis’ when they searched his bag.
- Seeds and insects are part of their diet year round, but the ratio of animal and vegetable matter fluctuates throughout the year.
- In the vegetable kingdom, as winter approaches, the life force transfers to the roots.
- Connoisseurs consider continental chocolate, made from just cocoa beans and cocoa butter, superior to British chocolate, which has vegetable fat added.
- They typically eat insects and floating vegetable matter but their diet also includes zooplankton, aquatic insect larvae, and worms.
- They probably eat more vegetable than animal matter over the course of a year.
- However, the commercial fish food is designed to offer a nutrient-rich and balanced diet, and it contains both animal and vegetable matter.
- It is one of the most commonly found saturated fatty acids and it occurs as glycerides in the majority of animal and vegetable fats.
- Rock Sandpipers are unusual among shorebirds in that they commonly eat vegetable matter, including seeds, berries, moss, and algae.
- Fats and oils are obtained from vegetable and animal sources.
- The European Union has instituted some tough new measures requiring that all cut flowers be whole, fresh and free of animal or vegetable parasites.
- They feed insects and spiders to their young, but adults eat more than 90% vegetable matter throughout the year.
- Its diet consists chiefly of vegetable matter, but it also eats small animals.
- You can do some basic modifications to some diesel engines, which will basically let you use vegetable and animal oils to run your car.
- Originally, perfumes came from animal and vegetable sources.
- Terrestrial orchids grow in the humus - the rich, loose top layer of soil that is made up of decaying leaves and vegetable matter.
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'growing as a plant'): from Old French, or from late Latin vegetabilis 'animating', from Latin vegetare (see vegetate). The noun dates from the late 16th century. The early use was adjectival in the sense ‘growing as a plant’, from late Latin vegetabilis ‘animating’. The noun dates from the late 16th century. Related words include vegetative (Late Middle English); vegetation (mid 16th century); and vegetate (early 17th century). The slang use veg out meaning ‘pass the time in mindless activity’ arose in the 1980s. Vegetarian is an irregular formation of the mid 19th century; the abbreviation veggie dates from the 1970s.
Definition of vegetable in US English: vegetablenoun 1A plant or part of a plant used as food, typically as accompaniment to meat or fish, such as a cabbage, potato, carrot, or bean. 蔬菜 fresh fruit and vegetables as modifier a vegetable garden 菜园。 蔬菜汤。 Example sentencesExamples - There is no limit to what you can grow, from sweet peas to all types of vegetables and soft fruit.
- Garlic, oats, fresh fruit and fresh vegetables all help lower bad cholesterol - as does red wine.
- Fruit and vegetables also contain non-essential nutrients called phytochemicals, which have some potent properties.
- The obvious choices are healthy vegetables like carrots, celery, and cherry tomatoes.
- Both dishes came with a mountain of fresh vegetables - spinach, carrots and green beans.
- The buffet-style meals include homemade tortillas, scrambled eggs, and vegetable soup with rice.
- She eats a lot of fruits and vegetables, but also red meat, poultry and fish from time to time.
- I lived on vegetable stew, which became by Monday spicy vegetable stew and by Wednesday vegetable curry.
- He sells his fruit and vegetables locally for prices little higher than those for non-organic produce.
- A glass of fresh vegetable juice is a healthy snack that will provide your body with important nutrients.
- Janet stood in her kitchen chopping vegetables for salad.
- Why not consider taking on an allotment and growing your own fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs.
- Vegetables like broccoli will soak up flavour best.
- Scottish diets are high in fat and there is a marked deficiency of fruit and vegetables.
- My parents still make a living selling vegetables at farmers markets.
- Just about any book or article on nutrition recommends that we eat leafy green vegetables.
- Most of the vegetables and fruit are grown organically on the estate and they also produce their own honey.
- The potato is the vegetable of choice in the United States.
- If you don't like spinach, try other green vegetables such as beans or bok choy.
- The children received cooking classes from local chefs who introduced them to cooking healthy foods such as vegetable soup and home made pizzas.
- Stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables to replenish the nutrients your body craves.
Synonyms herb, flower, shrub, weed 2informal A person with a dull or inactive life. 〈非正式〉生活单调少动者 I thought I'd sort of flop back and be a vegetable for a bit 我想我会放缓一点，当一会儿闲人。 - 2.1offensive A person who is incapable of normal mental or physical activity, especially through brain damage.
〈非正式，冒犯〉植物人
adjective attributive Relating to plants or plant life, especially as distinct from animal life or mineral substances. 植物的（尤指不同于动物或矿物） 菜园。 Example sentencesExamples - Seeds and insects are part of their diet year round, but the ratio of animal and vegetable matter fluctuates throughout the year.
- You can do some basic modifications to some diesel engines, which will basically let you use vegetable and animal oils to run your car.
- Most fungi of the Phylum Chytridiomycota break down vegetable matter in aquatic systems, but some are parasitic on diatoms or insects.
- Terrestrial orchids grow in the humus - the rich, loose top layer of soil that is made up of decaying leaves and vegetable matter.
- Black Rot is a devastating fungal disease which infects many vegetable species, especially crucifers.
- Fats and oils are obtained from vegetable and animal sources.
- Its diet consists chiefly of vegetable matter, but it also eats small animals.
- Connoisseurs consider continental chocolate, made from just cocoa beans and cocoa butter, superior to British chocolate, which has vegetable fat added.
- However, the commercial fish food is designed to offer a nutrient-rich and balanced diet, and it contains both animal and vegetable matter.
- Originally, perfumes came from animal and vegetable sources.
- Rock Sandpipers are unusual among shorebirds in that they commonly eat vegetable matter, including seeds, berries, moss, and algae.
- The officers found a ‘greenish slab of vegetable substance believed to be cannabis’ when they searched his bag.
- Natural fibers may be of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin.
- In the vegetable kingdom, as winter approaches, the life force transfers to the roots.
- They feed insects and spiders to their young, but adults eat more than 90% vegetable matter throughout the year.
- They typically eat insects and floating vegetable matter but their diet also includes zooplankton, aquatic insect larvae, and worms.
- The vast majority of the House Finch's diet is vegetable matter - seeds, buds, berries, and nectar.
- They probably eat more vegetable than animal matter over the course of a year.
- The European Union has instituted some tough new measures requiring that all cut flowers be whole, fresh and free of animal or vegetable parasites.
- It is one of the most commonly found saturated fatty acids and it occurs as glycerides in the majority of animal and vegetable fats.
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense ‘growing as a plant’): from Old French, or from late Latin vegetabilis ‘animating’, from Latin vegetare (see vegetate). The noun dates from the late 16th century. |