potato
US
UK potato, plural: potatoes n: (edible tuber)
SC 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ
TC 馬鈴薯
TC 馬鈴薯
SC 土豆 mǎ líng shǔ，tǔ dòu
Baked potatoes are much healthier than fried potatoes.
烤土豆比炸土豆更有益于健康。
potato, plural: potatoes n: (potato plant) (植株)
SC 马铃薯，土豆 mǎ líng shǔ，tǔ dòu
TC 馬鈴薯
TC 馬鈴薯
The farmer made his money growing potatoes.
那位农民靠种植土豆赚钱。
potato adj: (made with potato flour)
SC 马铃薯面的 mǎ líng shǔ miàn de
SC 马铃薯粉的 mǎ líng shǔ miàn de，mǎ líng shǔ fěn de
Which would you prefer - potato waffles or fries?
baked potato n: (potato: oven cooked)
SC 烤土豆 kǎo tǔ dòu
His favorite meal is a rare filet mignon and a baked potato.
chip n: US, usually plural (potato snack: crisp)
SC 炸薯条 zhá shǔ tiáo
TC 炸薯條
TC 炸薯條
Let's have sandwiches and chips for lunch.
午饭我们吃三明治和炸薯条吧。
couch potato n: slang, figurative (sedentary person) (俚语)
SC 花大量时间看电视的人 huā dà liàng shí jiān kàn diàn shì de rén
SC 终日懒散在家的人 huā dà liàng shí jiān kàn diàn shì de rén，zhōng rì lǎn sǎn zài jiā de rén
SC 久坐的人
You're becoming a couch potato. You should get some exercise!
你坐太久了，应该多运动运动！
crisp n: UK, usually plural (potato snack: chip)
SC 薯片 shǔ piàn
Whenever he brought crisps to school, he shared them with his friends.
他每次带薯片去学校，都会分给朋友们吃。
hot potato n: figurative, informal (situation, issue: difficult) (情况、问题)
SC 棘手的问题，烫手山芋 jí shǒu de wèn tí
jacket potato n: (potato: baked in its skin)
SC 带皮烤的马铃薯
You can have lots of different toppings on your jacket potato, but I recommend cheese and mushrooms.
mashed potato, mash potato, US: mashed potatoes n: uncountable (potato puree)
SC 土豆泥 tǔ dòu ní
TC 馬鈴薯泥
TC 馬鈴薯泥
My son loves a plateful of sausages, fried onions and mashed potato.
我儿子爱吃一大盘香肠、炸洋葱配土豆泥。
mashed potato n: US, dated (popular dance of 1960's) (20世纪60年代的流行舞蹈: 过时的)
SC 土豆泥 tǔ dòu ní
TC 馬鈴薯泥
TC 馬鈴薯泥
To dance the mashed potato, you move your heels in and out.
土豆泥舞需要你不断地将脚后跟向内向外移动。
potato blight n: (fungal disease affecting potatoes)
SC 马铃薯疫病
The potato blight in Ireland in the 1840s caused a massive famine, and many Irish people emigrated to the U.S.
potato chip (US, AU), potato crisp (UK) n: usually plural (snack food: crisp)
SC 薯片 shǔ piàn
Apparently, several pounds of raw potatoes are needed to make a single pound of potato chips.
potato masher n: (implement for pureeing potatoes)
SC 做土豆泥的工具 zuò tǔ dòu ní de gōng jù
SC 土豆搅碎机 zuò tǔ dòu ní de gōng jù，tǔ dòu jiǎo suì jī
SC 马铃薯捣烂器 zuò tǔ dòu ní de gōng jù，mǎ líng shǔ dǎo làn qì
I'm always snapping the handles off my potato mashers.
potato salad n: (potato chunks in mayonnaise)
SC 土豆沙拉 tǔ dòu shā là
The picnic menu included fried chicken, potato salad, and ice cream.
potato soup n: (soup made from potatoes)
SC 土豆汤
SC 马铃薯汤
potato starch n: (carbohydrate extract used as thickener)
SC 马铃薯淀粉，土豆淀粉
potato wedge n: (thick baked potato slices in the skin)
SC 薯角
roast potato n: (potato basted and oven-cooked)
SC 烤土豆 kǎo tǔ dòu
I cook roast potatoes right in the same pan with my chicken.
sweet potato n: (root vegetable)
SC 甘薯 gān shǔ
TC 甘薯
TC 甘薯
SC 地瓜 gān shǔ，dì guā
SC 红薯 gān shǔ，hóng shǔ
Sweet potato pie is a common dish in the cuisine of the American South. I like sweet potatoes with grated cheese on them.
红薯派是美国南部地区的一道常见菜色。我喜欢吃加了芝士粉的红薯。