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a + lentil
lentil 是可数名词，指单颗兵豆时要用 a/an。
She picked a lentil out of the salad.
她从沙拉里挑出一粒兵豆。
兵豆
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
兵豆
lentil
She picked a lentil out of the salad.
她从沙拉里挑出一粒兵豆。
Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
扁豆植物的圆扁种子,用作食物
round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food
The seed of these plants, used as food.
扁豆植物的果实或种子
the fruit or seed of a lentil plant
I soaked the lentils for an hour before adding them to the soup.
我把兵豆浸泡了一小时，然后才放进汤里。
She bought a bag of dried lentils at the market.
她在市场上买了一袋干兵豆。
Lentils are a cheap source of protein for many families.
对许多家庭来说，兵豆是廉价的蛋白质来源。
lentil 是可数名词，指单颗兵豆时要用 a/an。
She picked a lentil out of the salad.
她从沙拉里挑出一粒兵豆。
复数形式 lentils 常用来泛指兵豆这种食材。
These lentils cook quickly.
这些兵豆煮得很快。
lentil 可以直接修饰名词作定语，如 lentil soup、lentil salad。
I made a lentil soup for dinner.
我晚饭做了兵豆汤。
Not this
I cooked lentil for dinner.
Use this
I cooked lentils for dinner.
lentil 是可数名词，表示泛指或多数时要用复数 lentils；不带冠词的单数 lentil 不能用来表示这类吃的东西。
Not this
We had lentils soup for lunch.
Use this
We had lentil soup for lunch.
lentil 作定语修饰 soup 时要用单数形式；名词作定语通常用单数，不能因为汤里有多个扁豆就用复数 lentils。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
小扁豆汤
I made a hearty lentil soup for dinner.
我为晚餐做了一锅丰盛的小扁豆汤。
红小扁豆
Red lentils cook faster than brown ones.
红小扁豆比棕色的熟得更快。
小扁豆炖菜
This lentil stew is full of vegetables.
这道小扁豆炖菜富含蔬菜。
煮小扁豆
You should cook lentils until they are tender.
你应该把小扁豆煮到变软。
小扁豆咖喱
She ordered a lentil curry with rice.
她点了一份小扁豆咖喱配米饭。
于是雅各给了以扫一些饼和一碗兵豆汤。他吃了喝了，就起来走了。这样，以扫就轻看了他长子的名分。
This Bible verse (Genesis 25:34) tells how Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew, giving rise to the phrase 'a mess of pottage' as a symbol of a poor bargain.
这节经文（创世记 25:34）记载以扫为了一碗兵豆汤把长子名分卖给了雅各，由此产生了短语“a mess of pottage”，用来比喻得不偿失的交易。
Use lentil naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：lentil形似lens（透镜），是扁圆的小豆子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、grocery shopping、food labels lentil 是日常英语中的常用词，多用于谈论食材、烹饪或购物，属于中性表达，没有明显的正式或口语限制。
与 lentil /ˈlɛntəl/ 押韵的词包括 mental、rental、gentle、dental（都以 /ɛntəl/ 结尾）。注意 central /ˈsɛntrəl/ 和 lens /lɛnz/ 拼写相近但发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.