butternut squash
butternut squash — 名詞
1. a large edible fruit of a climbing plant, with a long rounded shape, a light bei
胡桃南瓜
一種長形、皮薄肉甜可食用的冬季南瓜
a large edible fruit of a climbing plant, with a long rounded shape, a light beige outer layer, and deep orange inner flesh that tastes sweet when cooked; the outer skin is normally removed before eating.
Gabriela roasted a butternut squash with olive oil and served it as a side dish.
Gabriela 用橄欖油烤了一顆胡桃南瓜，當作配菜上桌。
roasted + with olive oil — common cooking method
The creamy orange soup was made from butternut squash, carrots, and ginger.
這碗濃郁的橙色濃湯是用胡桃南瓜、紅蘿蔔和生薑熬成的。
creamy orange — colour and texture from the squash flesh
Pedro sliced the butternut squash in half and scooped out the seeds before roasting it.
Pedro 將胡桃南瓜對半切開，挖出籽，然後烤來吃。
Mizuki selected a large butternut squash with pale beige skin for an autumn stew.
Mizuki 挑了一顆表皮淺米色的大胡桃南瓜來做秋季燉菜。
Matthew prefers butternut squash to pumpkin because its flesh is sweeter and less watery.
Matthew 比較喜歡胡桃南瓜勝過南瓜，因為它的果肉更甜、水分更少。
- winter squash
broader category; butternut is one variety of winter squash
文法句型
butternut squash as [countable] whole vegetable
butternut squash as [uncountable] food ingredient
用法筆記
Countable when referring to a whole vegetable ('a butternut squash'); uncountable when referring to it as a food ingredient ('some butternut squash', 'a dish of butternut squash'). The skin is edible once cooked but is usually removed before eating.
常見錯誤
2. a specific type of winter squash from the species Cucurbita moschata, recognised
胡桃瓜種
胡桃南瓜的植物學品種
a specific type of winter squash from the species Cucurbita moschata, recognised by its smooth, bottle-shaped, light-brown rind and its sweet, dense, bright-orange flesh; it was developed in the United States in the mid-20th century.
The butternut squash vine produces bottle-shaped fruits with smooth pale skin and dense orange flesh.
胡桃南瓜的藤蔓會結出瓶形果實，外皮光滑呈淺色，果肉厚實呈橙色。
vine produces bottle-shaped fruits — growth habit and fruit shape
Devika planted the butternut squash seedlings in her garden after the last spring frost.
Devika 在最後一次春霜過後，在花園裡種下了胡桃南瓜幼苗。
plant seedlings after frost — typical growing cycle
Gardeners in cooler areas choose butternut squash because it stores well through winter.
較涼爽地區的園藝者選擇胡桃南瓜，因為它冬季容易儲存。
Chidi planted three butternut squash vines and picked fifteen fruits by October.
Chidi 種了三株胡桃南瓜藤，到了十月摘了十五顆果實。
- Cucurbita moschata
the scientific name for the species; more precise in botanical writing
文法句型
the butternut squash as species
a butternut squash as individual fruit
用法筆記
This sense is used in gardening, botany, and agricultural contexts. When distinguishing the butternut squash from other squash varieties (e.g. acorn squash, spaghetti squash), the botanical name Cucurbita moschata may also be mentioned. The fruit is technically a pepo — a type of berry with a hard rind.