Word · Frequency #21481
cauliflower
花椰菜；菜花
a plant with a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
- 1.
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
花椰菜,一种甘蓝变种,其花簇和嫩芽作蔬菜
- 2.
a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
一种植物,具有大而可食用的白色花蕾头
- 3.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
花椰菜的食用花球
- 4.
compact head of white undeveloped flowers
紧密的白色未发育花朵头
- 5.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
菜花耳(耳廓肿胀)
花椰菜,一种甘蓝变种,其花簇和嫩芽作蔬菜；一种植物,具有大而可食用的白色花蕾头；花椰菜的食用花球；紧密的白色未发育花朵头；菜花耳(耳廓肿胀)
In use
I bought a fresh cauliflower at the market to make soup.
Cauliflower can be roasted with olive oil and garlic.
She prefers cauliflower over broccoli because it has a milder taste.
a head of cauliflower
head 在这里作量词，表示“一棵/一颗”；花椰菜作食物讲时通常不加 -s。
She bought a head of cauliflower at the market.
她在市场买了一颗花椰菜。
cauliflower + noun
cauliflower 可直接放在另一个名词前作定语，如 cauliflower soup（花椰菜汤）。
Cauliflower soup is warm and creamy.
花椰菜汤温热而柔滑。
Common mistakes
I bought two cauliflours.I bought two cauliflowers.
Connections
Collocations
- cauliflower cheese
- 奶酪花椰菜
- I made cauliflower cheese for dinner.我晚餐做了奶酪花椰菜。
- cauliflower ear
- 菜花耳
- Wrestlers often get cauliflower ear.摔跤手常得菜花耳。
- cauliflower rice
- 花椰菜米
- She uses cauliflower rice instead of regular rice.她用花椰菜米代替普通米饭。
- roasted cauliflower
- 烤花椰菜
- Roasted cauliflower is one of my favorite sides.烤花椰菜是我最喜欢的配菜之一。
- head of cauliflower
- 一颗花椰菜
- I bought a head of cauliflower at the market.我在市场买了一颗花椰菜。
- cauliflower florets
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：cauliflower = cauli + flower，flower 是“花”；白色花球像一朵大花，可吃的花，所以是“花椰菜”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：在超市或菜市场、烹饪与食谱、营养或饮食健康话题 作为日常蔬菜名称，通常用于中性场合；在购物、烹饪和健康饮食等日常话题中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含 /aʊɚ/ 音，与 cauliflower 结尾的 /flaʊɚ/ 押韵：flower、flour 与 cauliflower 的拼写最接近；sour、hour、power、tower 也同韵。注意 flower 和 flour 同音但拼写不同；不要因为 cauliflower 拼作 flower 就把它读成 /ˈfloʊɚ/——它和 lower（/ˈloʊɚ/）、mower（/ˈmoʊɚ/）并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.