Phrase
a kind of vegetable
noun
䕭
a type of plant used as a vegetable
In use
A kind of vegetable called broccoli is rich in vitamins.
Tomato is a kind of vegetable that is commonly used in salads.
Is this a kind of vegetable or a fruit?
be a kind of vegetable
This is a kind of vegetable.
这是一种蔬菜。
eat a kind of vegetable
I like to eat a kind of vegetable called kale.
我喜欢吃一种叫做羽衣甘蓝的蔬菜。
a kind of vegetable that ...
A kind of vegetable that grows in winter is cabbage.
一种在冬天生长的蔬菜是卷心菜。
Common mistakes
There is a kind of vegetables in the garden.There is a kind of vegetable in the garden.
在“a kind of”后面，名词通常用单数形式，表示一种蔬菜，而不是多种蔬菜。
This is kind of vegetable.This is a kind of vegetable.
表示“一种”时，“kind of”前需要加不定冠词“a”，构成“a kind of”短语。
Connections
Confusing words
- vegetable
- 蔬菜 · ‘vegetable’泛指蔬菜类，而‘a kind of vegetable’特指某一种蔬菜。学习者可能误将泛指用于特指语境。
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