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eat (one's) veg
Eat your veg – it's good for you.
把你的蔬菜吃掉——这对你有好处。
蔬菜
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蔬菜
vegetables
Eat your veg – it's good for you.
把你的蔬菜吃掉——这对你有好处。
非正式，是 vegetables 的缩写
主观重量单位,相当于提起 100 克物体时的感知重量。
A unit of subjective weight, equivalent to the perceived weight of lifting 100 grams.
I need to buy some fresh veg for the soup tonight.
我今晚需要买些新鲜蔬菜做汤。
The market sells a wide range of veg, from carrots to broccoli.
这个市场出售各种各样的蔬菜，从胡萝卜到西兰花。
She grows her own veg in the garden behind her house.
她在屋后的花园里自己种蔬菜。
Eat your veg – it's good for you.
把你的蔬菜吃掉——这对你有好处。
veg 是 vegetable(s) 的英式非正式说法，多作不可数名词。
The dinner is a simple plate of meat and veg.
晚餐就是一盘简单的肉和蔬菜。
I ordered fish with a side of veg.
我点了鱼，配一份蔬菜。
Not this
The veg are fresh from the market.
Use this
The veg is fresh from the market.
veg 在英式英语中作不可数名词（意为“蔬菜”），谓语动词应用单数 is；学习者常受 vegetables 复数形式影响而误用 are。把 are 改为 is，主谓一致即正确。
Not this
The essay examines the nutritional value of fresh veg.
Use this
The essay examines the nutritional value of fresh vegetables.
veg 是英式英语的非正式口语缩写，不适合出现在 essay 等正式书面语中；正式文体应使用完整形式 vegetables。将 veg 替换为 vegetables，句意不变且符合语域。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
吃蔬菜
You need to eat your veg to stay healthy.
你需要吃蔬菜才能保持健康。
新鲜蔬菜
I buy fresh veg from the market every Saturday.
我每个星期六从市场买新鲜蔬菜。
绿色蔬菜
Green veg like spinach and kale are full of vitamins.
菠菜和羽衣甘蓝等绿色蔬菜富含维生素。
烤蔬菜
She served the chicken with roast veg.
她端上鸡肉配烤蔬菜。
蒸蔬菜
Steamed veg makes a light and healthy side dish.
蒸蔬菜是一道清淡健康的配菜。
生蔬菜
Children often prefer raw veg with a dip.
孩子们通常更喜欢蘸酱的生蔬菜。
放松；懒散地消磨时间
After a long week, I just want to veg out on the sofa.
忙碌了一整周后，我只想在沙发上躺着放松。
Use veg naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 veg 看作 vegetable 的缩写，记成“蔬菜”的速记号：每次见到 veg，就联想一片绿叶菜，提醒自己这是“蔬菜”。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、购物清单、非正式笔记 veg 表示“蔬菜”时是 vegetable 的非正式缩略形式，多用于日常口语和非正式书写；比较常见于英式英语，正式场合一般用 vegetable。
These words all end with the /ɛdʒ/ sound, spelled -dge; 'veg' shares the same final sound but is spelled -eg, an unusual spelling for this sound. Beware lookalikes like 'beg' and 'leg', which end in /ɛɡ/ with a hard g.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.