Word · Frequency #2818
vegetables
蔬菜
vegetables is the plural of vegetable.
A plant grown for food, or an edible part of such a plant, such as a root, leaf, or seed.
- 1.
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
为其可食用部分而种植的植物,如叶、根、果或花,但不包括在烹饪中被视为水果、谷物、草药或香料的植物
- 2.
The edible part of such a plant.
这种植物的可食用部分
为其可食用部分而种植的植物,如叶、根、果或花,但不包括在烹饪中被视为水果、谷物、草药或香料的植物；这种植物的可食用部分；植物；无精打采之人
In use
I usually buy fresh vegetables at the market on Saturday morning.
He grows tomatoes, carrots, and other vegetables in his garden.
Eating more vegetables can help you stay healthy.
eat + vegetables
蔬菜常用复数表示种类。
You should eat more vegetables every day.
你应该每天多吃蔬菜。
fresh vegetables
I bought some fresh vegetables from the market.
我从市场买了一些新鲜蔬菜。
vegetable + noun (as modifier)
vegetable作定语时用单数形式。
She made a delicious vegetable soup.
Connections
Collocations
- fresh vegetables
- 新鲜蔬菜
- I always buy fresh vegetables from the market.我总是从市场买新鲜蔬菜。
- green vegetables
- 绿叶蔬菜
- Eating more green vegetables is good for your health.多吃绿叶蔬菜对健康有益。
- vegetable soup
- 蔬菜汤
- She made a delicious vegetable soup for dinner.她晚餐做了一道美味的蔬菜汤。
- vegetable garden
- 菜园
- They grow tomatoes and cucumbers in their vegetable garden.他们在菜园里种西红柿和黄瓜。
- root vegetables
- 根茎类蔬菜
- Root vegetables like carrots and potatoes are very filling.胡萝卜和土豆等根茎类蔬菜很能填饱肚子。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一位素食者（vege）就坐在桌子（table）旁吃蔬菜，vege+table=vegetable。
Context & Register
通常用于日常饮食、购物、烹饪等中性语境，不带有特殊语体色彩。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为vegetables。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'vegetable' because its stressed vowel /e/ is followed by /dʒətəbl/, while the listed words have different stressed vowels or consonant clusters. Words like 'table' are lookalikes in spelling but pronounced with a long /eɪ/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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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