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指一个完整的西葫芦时，zucchini 是可数名词，单数前要用 a。
I bought a zucchini for the salad.
我买了一个西葫芦做沙拉。
西葫芦；小西葫芦
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
西葫芦；小西葫芦
marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
I bought a zucchini for the salad.
我买了一个西葫芦做沙拉。
果实幼小时可食用的西葫芦植株
marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
小黄瓜形状的嫩西葫芦；通常呈深绿色
small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
I sliced the zucchini and added it to the salad.
我把西葫芦切成片，加进了沙拉。
She grows zucchini in her backyard garden every summer.
她每年夏天都在后院的菜园里种西葫芦。
Would you like some grilled zucchini with your chicken?
你想不想来点烤西葫芦配鸡肉？
指一个完整的西葫芦时，zucchini 是可数名词，单数前要用 a。
I bought a zucchini for the salad.
我买了一个西葫芦做沙拉。
指做菜用的西葫芦（通常切块或切片）时，zucchini 是不可数名词，可用 much 修饰。
I added too much zucchini to the soup.
我在汤里放太多西葫芦了。
Not this
I made zucchini's soup for dinner.
Use this
I made zucchini soup for dinner.
zucchini 在此是名词作定语，直接修饰 soup，表示“西葫芦做的汤”，不需要也不能加所有格 ’s；汉语的“的”不能机械套成 ’s。
Not this
I have too much zucchinis in my garden this year.
Use this
I have too many zucchinis in my garden this year.
zucchini 表示“整根西葫芦”时为可数名词，复数 zucchinis 要用 many 修饰；much 只能修饰不可数名词。汉语“多”不区分可数与不可数，所以容易出现这种错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
烤西葫芦
We served grilled zucchini with olive oil and garlic.
我们配上橄榄油和大蒜端上了烤西葫芦。
西葫芦面包
She baked a loaf of zucchini bread for breakfast.
她烤了一条西葫芦面包当早餐。
西葫芦面条
I made zucchini noodles instead of pasta for a lighter meal.
我做西葫芦面条代替意面，吃得更清淡。
西葫芦片
Add the sliced zucchini to the pan and stir-fry for three minutes.
把西葫芦片放入锅中翻炒三分钟。
酿西葫芦
Stuffed zucchini with ground meat is a favorite family dish.
塞了肉馅的酿西葫芦是家人最爱的一道菜。
嫩西葫芦
Baby zucchini are tender and cook quickly.
嫩西葫芦很软嫩，烹饪起来很快。
西葫芦的生活
The Oscar-nominated animated film My Life as a Zucchini uses the word zucchini as the nickname of a boy in an orphanage.
获奥斯卡提名的动画电影《西葫芦的生活》用 zucchini 一词作为孤儿院里一个小男孩的绰号。
Use zucchini naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆小窍门：zucchini 开头的 zu 像 zoo（动物园），想象动物园里种着绿皮西葫芦，音似‘足奇尼’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、grocery shopping、recipes zucchini 是中性、常见的日常用词，通常用于做饭、买菜或写菜谱等场合，语气自然，不正式也不生硬。
这些词都以重读的 /i/ 加 /ni/ 结尾，与 zucchini 押韵：bikini、fettuccine、linguine、martini、tortellini。注意 ziti /ˈziti/ 虽然以 zi- 开头，但重音在第一个音节，并不押韵。另外，zucchini 中的 ch 发 /k/，不是 /tʃ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.