beet
beet — 名詞
- beetsingular
- beetsplural
1. A crop grown on farms for its thick white root, which contains large amounts of
甜菜
根部含糖的農作物，可製糖或作飼料
A crop grown on farms for its thick white root, which contains large amounts of sugar and is processed to make sugar or fed to animals.
Farmers in eastern France grow beet for the local sugar factory.
法國東部的農民種植甜菜，供應當地的糖廠。
Most of the beet that Karim's family grows goes to an animal feed company.
Karim 家種植的大部分甜菜都賣給動物飼料公司。
collocation: grow beet / feed company
After the beet is harvested, workers collect the leaves for cattle feed.
甜菜收成後，工人收集葉子給牛當飼料。
Sugar refined from beet tastes identical to sugar made from cane.
從甜菜提煉的糖和甘蔗糖味道一模一樣。
Selim's grandfather grew beet on his farm in northern Spain for thirty years.
Selim 的祖父過去三十年都在西班牙北部的農場種植甜菜。
- sugar beet
the specific variety of beet grown for sugar production
文法句型
beet (singular) / beets (plural)
用法筆記
In British English, 'beet' without additional context usually refers to the sugar-producing plant. The red root vegetable is called 'beetroot'. In American English, 'beet' can refer to both the plant and the vegetable.
常見錯誤
2. A dark red root with a round shape that people cook and eat as a vegetable, comm
甜菜根
紫紅色圓形根莖蔬菜，煮熟食用
A dark red root with a round shape that people cook and eat as a vegetable, commonly added to salads or used in soups and stews.
Diya boiled the beets and added them to a simple potato salad.
Diya 把甜菜根煮熟後，加入簡單的馬鈴薯沙拉中。
collocation: boiled beets / salad
Esteban roasted the beets with olive oil and fresh garlic for dinner.
Esteban 用橄欖油和新鮮大蒜烤了甜菜根當晚餐。
The pickled beets that Lisa served with her cheese plate were delicious.
Lisa 在起司盤旁搭配的醃甜菜根非常好吃。
Fresh beets can be grated into a salad or boiled and sliced thin.
新鮮的甜菜根可以刨絲拌沙拉，也可以煮熟切片。
Cole bought three large beets at the market to make borscht soup.
Cole 在市場買了三顆大甜菜根，打算做羅宋湯。
文法句型
beet (singular) / beets (plural)
用法筆記
This is the common sense in American English. In British English, the red vegetable is called 'beetroot' rather than 'beet'. The skin and flesh stain easily, so cooks often wear gloves when handling raw beets.