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a cucumber
cucumber 是可数名词，单数前通常用 a/an。
I bought a cucumber at the market.
我在市场买了一条黄瓜。
黄瓜
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
黄瓜
cucumber
I bought a cucumber at the market.
我在市场买了一条黄瓜。
葫芦科的一种藤本植物,黄瓜
A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.
黄瓜属的瓜藤；自古栽培,结圆柱形绿果。
a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
这种植物的可食用果实,绿色外皮,内部白色脆嫩
The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
圆柱形绿色蔬菜,皮薄肉白,属瓜类。
cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
I sliced a fresh cucumber for the salad.
我切了一根新鲜黄瓜做沙拉。
Cucumbers grow best in warm, sunny weather.
黄瓜在温暖晴朗的天气里长得最好。
She bought two cucumbers and some tomatoes at the market.
她在市场买了两个黄瓜和一些西红柿。
cucumber 是可数名词，单数前通常用 a/an。
I bought a cucumber at the market.
我在市场买了一条黄瓜。
复数形式直接在词尾加 -s。
These cucumbers are fresh.
这些黄瓜很新鲜。
cucumber 可用作定语修饰名词，表示“黄瓜做的”或“与黄瓜相关的”。
She made a cucumber salad for lunch.
她午餐做了一份黄瓜沙拉。
Not this
There are three cucumber on the table.
Use this
There are three cucumbers on the table.
cucumber 是可数名词，表多个时须加复数后缀 -s。中文没有复数变化，容易漏，three 后面必须用复数 cucumbers。
Not this
How much cucumbers do we need for the salad?
Use this
How many cucumbers do we need for the salad?
cucumber 是可数名词，询问可数事物的数量要用 how many；how much 用于不可数名词，不能和可数复数搭配。
Not this
Cucumber are widely grown in China.
Use this
Cucumbers are widely grown in China.
泛指整类黄瓜时通常用复数形式 cucumbers 作为复数主语，谓语用 are；单数 cucumber 作主语时谓语应用 is，不能直接搭配 are。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
镇定自若；非常冷静
He stayed cool as a cucumber during the interview.
他在面试期间非常冷静。
黄瓜沙拉
I made a cucumber salad for dinner.
我晚餐做了一份黄瓜沙拉。
腌黄瓜
These pickled cucumbers are delicious.
这些腌黄瓜很好吃。
黄瓜片
Put cucumber slices on your eyes to reduce puffiness.
把黄瓜片放在眼睛上可以消肿。
黄瓜水（用黄瓜浸泡调味的水）
The spa served cucumber water to its guests.
这家水疗中心为客人提供黄瓜水。
黄瓜三明治
She served cucumber sandwiches at the tea party.
她在茶会上端上了黄瓜三明治。
沉着冷静，泰然自若
She remained as cool as a cucumber during the interview.
她在面试期间始终保持冷静。
黄瓜应该切成薄片，用胡椒和醋调味，然后扔掉，因为毫无用处。
This humorous line by the English writer Sydney Smith makes fun of the cucumber as a food that is all style and no substance; it is often quoted to criticize things that are overrated.
这句幽默名言出自英国作家西德尼·史密斯，取笑黄瓜作为食物有名无实，常被引用以讽刺被高估的事物。
Use cucumber naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
cucumber 读作'Q卡姆伯'，把黄瓜想成一张绿色的 Q 版卡片：cue(Q) + cum(卡姆) + ber(伯)，三段一搭就记住。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常饮食、超市或菜市场采购、烹饪食谱 黄瓜在日常生活中是常见词汇，语气中性，通常用于饮食、购物和烹饪等日常场景，正式或非正式场合都可以使用。
number、lumber、slumber、encumber 彼此押韵（/-ʌmbər/），但都不与 cucumber 押韵——cucumber 的重音在首音节 /kjuː/，后续音节弱化为 /kə-/；不要被 encumber 中的 -cumber 拼写误导。cue 和 cube 与 cucumber 的开头 /kjuː/ 相同，但同样不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.