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some lettuce
Lettuce 作为不可数名词时，用 some 修饰。
Could you get some lettuce for the salad?
你能买些生菜做沙拉吗？
钱；钞票
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
钱；钞票
informal term for money
Could you get some lettuce for the salad?
你能买些生菜做沙拉吗？
非正式用语，指钱。
一种可食用植物,即莴苣(Lactuca sativa)及其近亲,具有绿色或紫色的叶球。
An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.
钱的非正式说法
informal terms for money
莴苣植物的叶子,作为蔬菜食用；常与其他食材、调味汁等混合成菜肴。
The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.
莴苣属的各种植物
any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
I need to earn some lettuce before the trip.
我需要为这次旅行挣点钱。
He spent all his lettuce on that new phone.
他把所有的钱都花在那部新手机上了。
They saved enough lettuce to rent a flat.
他们攒够了钱租一套公寓。
Lettuce 作为不可数名词时，用 some 修饰。
Could you get some lettuce for the salad?
你能买些生菜做沙拉吗？
强调品种时可用复数 lettuces。
The store sells three different lettuces.
这家店卖三种不同的莴苣。
此为俚语用法，非正式场合使用，多见于美国英语。
He's got a lot of lettuce saved up.
他攒了很多钱。
Not this
I need to buy some lettuces for the salad.
Use this
I need to buy some lettuce for the salad.
lettuce作为蔬菜时通常不可数，复数形式lettuces很少用于此意，应使用不可数形式。
Not this
He saved a lot of lettuces from his job.
Use this
He saved a lot of lettuce from his job.
lettuce作为美元的俚语时不可数，表示钱时只能用单数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
结球生菜；卷心生菜
I bought a head of iceberg lettuce for the salad.
我买了一个结球生菜做沙拉。
生菜叶
Wash the lettuce leaves thoroughly before serving.
上菜前把生菜叶彻底洗净。
一棵生菜
This recipe calls for one head of lettuce.
这道食谱需要一棵生菜。
生菜丝；切碎的生菜
Top the tacos with shredded lettuce and cheese.
在墨西哥夹饼上放生菜丝和奶酪。
奶油生菜
Butter lettuce has a soft, sweet taste.
奶油生菜口感柔软香甜。
生菜包
We ordered chicken lettuce wraps as an appetizer.
我们点了一份鸡肉生菜包作为开胃菜。
Use lettuce naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
读起来像“let us”，联想“让我们（let us）一起吃生菜”，记住 lettuce 就是生菜。
语域：mixed 常见场景：supermarket produce section、recipe and cooking instructions、casual talk about cash (slang) 作“生菜”解时属中性常用词，多用于超市、菜谱和日常饮食；作“钱”解时是俚语，比较常见于非正式口语。实际使用需看语境。
没有常见的英语单词与 lettuce 的 /ˈlɛtəs/ 押韵。以上单词仅在拼写上相似：lattice 和 fetus 的元音不同，letter 的结尾不同，buttress 的元音和辅音都不同。
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