swedes

IPA/swiːd/
KK[swˈidz]IPA/swiːd/

swedes — noun

1. a large yellow root vegetable, eaten especially in Britain, with rough purple-br

1.名詞B2
釋義

a large yellow root vegetable, eaten especially in Britain, with rough purple-brown skin

例句

Ayesha roasted swedes with carrots for the family dinner on Sunday.

collocation: roast swedes

The farmer pulled three swedes from the wet field before sunrise.

同義詞
  • rutabaga

    the usual American English name for the same vegetable

文法句型

cook swedes

grow swedes

cut up swedes

用法筆記

Mainly British English. In American English, people usually call this vegetable a rutabaga.

常見錯誤

❌We mashed turnips, but they were really small white swedes.
✅We mashed turnips, but they were really small white turnips.
💡A swede is larger, yellower inside, and not the same vegetable as a turnip.

2. people who come from Sweden, or whose family background is Swedish

2.名詞B1
釋義

people who come from Sweden, or whose family background is Swedish

例句

Many Swedes cycle to work even during the cold winter months.

pattern: Many Swedes + plural verb

Two Swedes at our hostel showed Trang the best bakery nearby.

同義詞
  • Swedish people

    a slightly longer phrase that can sound more formal or explanatory

  • people from Sweden

    a plain descriptive phrase used when avoiding the nationality noun

文法句型

many Swedes

meet Swedes

be Swedes

用法筆記

Capitalize Swedes when it means people from Sweden. The singular form is Swede.

常見錯誤

❌I met three swedes at the film festival.
✅I met three Swedes at the film festival.
💡Use a capital letter for nationality words based on a country name.