vegetables

/ˈvedʒ.tə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈɛdʒtəbəlz] /ˈvedʒ.tə.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈɛdʒtəbəlz] /ˈvej-tə-bəl How to pronounce vegetable (audio) ˈve-jə-,  ˈvech-/ (ame, mw)

vegetables — noun

1. plants or plant parts like carrots, spinach, or potatoes that people cook and se

1.名詞A2
釋義

plants or plant parts like carrots, spinach, or potatoes that people cook and serve with lunch or dinner rather than as sweet food.

例句

Apinya bought fresh vegetables from the wet market before cooking dinner.

collocation: fresh vegetables

The soup tastes better after Jin adds the chopped vegetables slowly.

pattern: add vegetables to a dish

同義詞
  • produce

    broader market term that includes fruit as well as vegetables

  • veggies

    informal everyday term, especially common in casual speech

  • greens

    narrower term for leafy vegetables such as spinach or kale

反義詞
  • fruit

    sweet plant food often contrasted with vegetables in meals and shops

文法句型

eat + vegetables

fresh/green/root + vegetables

vegetables + are + adjective

用法筆記

Plural noun with a plural verb: say 'the vegetables are fresh', not 'the vegetables is fresh'. The singular form for one item or one kind is usually 'vegetable'.

常見錯誤

❌The vegetables is still in the pan.
✅The vegetables are still in the pan.
💡'vegetables' is plural and takes a plural verb.
❌I bought a vegetables for the soup.
✅I bought some vegetables for the soup.
💡use the plural idea 'some vegetables', or name one item such as 'a carrot'.