shaw

IPA/ʃɔː/
KK[ʃˈɔ]IPA/ʃɑː/

shaw — noun

  • shawsingular
  • shawsplural

1. the green stems and leaves on potato plants that stand above the soil before har

1.名詞C2
釋義

the green stems and leaves on potato plants that stand above the soil before harvest

例句

Hao checked the potato shaws after the wet weekend.

collocation: potato shaws

By August, the shaws were yellow and ready to cut.

pattern: shaws turn yellow

同義詞
  • haulm

    a broader farming word for the stems and leaves of crop plants, not only potatoes

  • tops

    a more everyday word that is less exact and more informal

文法句型

cut the shaws

shaws turn yellow

dry shaws before harvest

用法筆記

Usually plural in British farming English. It refers to the leafy growth above the soil, not to the potatoes underground.

常見錯誤

❌The shaws were ready to boil for dinner.
✅The potatoes were ready to boil for dinner.
💡Shaws are the stems and leaves, not the potatoes themselves.