Word · Frequency #16499
leek
韭葱
leek
- 1.
A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- 2.
plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
植物,有大而细长的白色鳞茎和平叠的深绿色叶片；用于烹饪；据信源自野生韭葱
- 3.
Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.
- 4.
related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
与洋葱相关；白色圆柱形鳞茎,扁平深绿色叶片
植物,有大而细长的白色鳞茎和平叠的深绿色叶片；用于烹饪；据信源自野生韭葱；与洋葱相关；白色圆柱形鳞茎,扁平深绿色叶片；韭
In use
At the farmers' market, I bought a fresh leek and some potatoes for stew.
You can grow leeks in a sunny spot with well-drained soil.
She sliced the leek into thin rings and fried it with garlic.
the leek
定冠词加单数可数名词可表示整个类别，多用于正式或说明性语境。
The leek is a national emblem of Wales.
韭葱是威尔士的国家象征。
leeks
不带冠词的复数形式可泛指这类蔬菜。
Leeks are often used in soups and stews.
韭葱常用于汤和炖菜。
a leek
不定冠词 a 用于单数可数名词，指数量为一。
I peeled and sliced a leek for the salad.
Connections
Collocations
- leek soup
- 韭葱汤
- Leek soup is easy to make with just a few ingredients.韭葱汤只需几种食材就能轻松做好。
- wild leek
- 野韭葱
- Wild leeks are popular in spring foraging.野韭葱在春季采摘中很受欢迎。
- leek greens
- 韭葱叶
- Save the leek greens for stock.把韭葱叶留作高汤。
- sautéed leeks
- 嫩煎韭葱
- This recipe calls for sautéed leeks.这道菜需要嫩煎韭葱。
- leek tart
- 韭葱挞
- The leek tart was served with a fresh salad.韭葱挞配着新鲜沙拉一起端上来。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 leek 的两个 e 看成两片韭葱叶，中间的 l 像白色葱茎，记住 leek 就是韭葱。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、grocery shopping “leek” 指韭葱，通常用于日常烹饪、买菜或食谱等场景，属于中性词。正式场合（如植物学或饮食文化讨论）也可使用，但普通语境下最自然、最常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 leek /liːk/ 押韵，因为结尾都是 /iːk/。注意 leak 是 leek 的同音词，但拼写不同。不要将 leek 与形近的 lick /lɪk/ 或 lake /leɪk/ 混淆，它们的读音不同，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。
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