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a [adj] murphy
He baked a large murphy for dinner.
他烤了一个大土豆当晚餐。
马铃薯
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马铃薯
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
He baked a large murphy for dinner.
他烤了一个大土豆当晚餐。
一种爱尔兰或白土豆。
An Irish or white potato.
I boiled a murphy for dinner last night.
我昨晚煮了一个马铃薯当晚餐。
Could you pick up a bag of murphies at the supermarket?
你能在超市买一袋马铃薯吗？
The stew tastes better with a few murphies added.
炖菜里加几个马铃薯味道更好。
He baked a large murphy for dinner.
他烤了一个大土豆当晚餐。
Murphy is often boiled or mashed.
土豆常被水煮或捣成泥。
Not this
I ate murphy for dinner.
Use this
I ate a murphy for dinner.
Murphy 是可数名词，表示一个马铃薯时需加不定冠词 a。中文没有冠词，容易漏掉。
Not this
There are two murphy in the bag.
Use this
There are two murphies in the bag.
Murphy 的复数形式是不规则变化 murphies，不是直接加 s。中文名词无复数变化，易误加 s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
煮土豆
I had a boiled murphy with my dinner.
我晚餐吃了一个煮土豆。
土豆泥
She made delicious mashed murphy for the kids.
她为孩子们做了美味的土豆泥。
烤土豆
A baked murphy with butter is a simple treat.
加黄油的烤土豆是一种简单的享受。
烤土豆块
Roast murphy is a classic side dish for Sunday lunch.
烤土豆块是周日午餐的经典配菜。
炸土豆
He ordered fried murphy with his steak.
他点了炸土豆配牛排。
削土豆皮
Can you peel a murphy for the stew?
你能为炖菜削个土豆吗？
墨菲定律
I was late for the meeting because of traffic—Murphy's law.
我因为交通迟到了会议——墨菲定律。
Use murphy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
默菲(Murphy)是爱尔兰人，爱尔兰以马铃薯为主食，故Murphy代表马铃薯。
neutral; refers to potato in general usage. 中性；指马铃薯的一般用法。
常用作可数名词，尤其在爱尔兰英语中指马铃薯。
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