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a daikon
daikon 是可数名词，单数前常加 a/an。
I'd like a daikon for the soup.
我想买个白萝卜做汤。
白萝卜；萝卜
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
白萝卜；萝卜
a long white radish from Japan, eaten raw or cooked
I'd like a daikon for the soup.
我想买个白萝卜做汤。
一种东亚栽培品种或萝卜亚种,具有大型白色胡萝卜状直根,在东亚和南亚食用,但在北美主要作为休耕作物种植,其快速生长的叶子用作动物饲料,并兼作松土工具。
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.
密切相关品种,如巨大的芜菁状樱岛萝卜或红绿相间的西瓜萝卜。
Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.
I sliced the daikon thinly for the salad.
我把白萝卜切成薄片做沙拉。
She added some daikon to the soup.
她在汤里加了一些白萝卜。
These daikons are fresh and crisp from the market.
这些白萝卜是刚从市场上买来的，新鲜又脆。
daikon 是可数名词，单数前常加 a/an。
I'd like a daikon for the soup.
我想买个白萝卜做汤。
复数形式是 daikons，直接加 -s。
The recipe calls for two daikons.
这个食谱需要两个白萝卜。
daikon 常与形容词搭配表示做法，如 pickled、cooked、raw。
Pickled daikon is a common side dish in Japan.
腌白萝卜是日本常见的小菜。
名词可以作定语修饰另一个名词，如 daikon slices。
Add the daikon slices to the stir-fry.
把白萝卜片加入炒菜中。
Not this
I ate a daikon for lunch.
Use this
I ate some daikon for lunch.
daikon 既可指整根萝卜（可数），也可指作为蔬菜食用的部分（不可数用法）。当表示餐中吃了一些萝卜时，应使用 some daikon，而非 a daikon；a daikon 特指一整根。这里将可数与不可数用法混淆了。
Not this
I bought two daikon at the store.
Use this
I bought two daikons at the store.
daikon 是可数名词，复数形式为 daikons；中文名词没有复数标记，受汉语影响容易漏掉 -s。在 two 之后必须用复数形式 daikons。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
腌白萝卜；醋渍萝卜
Pickled daikon is often served alongside sushi.
腌白萝卜常与寿司一起食用。
萝卜泥
Grated daikon adds a fresh flavor to grilled fish.
萝卜泥为烤鱼增添清新的风味。
白萝卜沙拉
She made a daikon salad with a light sesame dressing.
她用清淡的芝麻酱做了一道白萝卜沙拉。
炖白萝卜
Braised daikon becomes tender and sweet in winter.
炖白萝卜在冬天变得软嫩甘甜。
白萝卜丝
Add shredded daikon to the spring rolls for extra crunch.
把白萝卜丝加到春卷里，增加脆爽口感。
萝卜苗
Daikon sprouts are used as a garnish in Japanese dishes.
萝卜苗常用来点缀日式菜肴。
Use daikon naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想日语“大根”（萝卜）的发音，daikon 指白萝卜。
语域：neutral 常见场景：食谱与烹饪说明、超市和菜市场标签、日餐相关的日常对话 daikon 在英文中通常指日本白萝卜，多用于菜谱、超市标签和日餐相关的日常对话；属于比较中性的用词，正式和非正式场合都较为常见。
只有 liken（/ˈlaɪkən/）与 daikon（/ˈdaɪkən/）完全押韵。icon 即使首元音相同，但词尾元音不同（/ˈaɪkɒn/），不押韵；bacon 和 silicon 虽然词尾与 daikon 同含 /kən/，但重读元音不同，也不押韵。
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