canola

/kəˈnəʊlə/ (bre, ipa) · [kənˈolə] /kəˈnəʊlə/ (ame, ipa) · [kənˈolə] /kə-ˈnō-lə How to pronounce canola (audio)/ (ame, mw)

canola — 名詞

1. a farm plant with small yellow flowers, grown for seeds that are pressed for coo

1.名詞B2
釋義

芥花

可榨食用油的黃花作物

a farm plant with small yellow flowers, grown for seeds that are pressed for cooking oil and whose remaining meal is used in animal feed.

例句

Bright canola covered the hills behind Elena's farmhouse in early May.

五月初，Elena 農舍後方的山坡開滿了亮黃色的芥花。

flowering canola as a farm crop

Rohan stopped the car to photograph the yellow canola beside the road.

Rohan 停下車，拍下路邊一大片黃色的芥花。

同義詞
  • rapeseed

    the broader plant term, especially outside North America

  • oilseed rape

    common in British farming and product labels

文法句型

grow canola

fields of canola

canola seed

用法筆記

In North American food and farming English, canola usually names the crop itself or the seeds grown for oil. In British English, rapeseed or oilseed rape is often more common for the plant.

2. a mild cooking oil pressed from canola seeds, often used for frying, baking, and

2.名詞B2
釋義

芥花油

由 canola 籽壓榨的食用油

a mild cooking oil pressed from canola seeds, often used for frying, baking, and salad dressings.

例句

Asher fried the eggs in canola oil before packing breakfast.

Asher 把早餐裝盒前，先用芥花油煎蛋。

fixed phrase: canola oil

The recipe uses canola because it keeps the cake light.

這份食譜用芥花油，因為它能讓蛋糕口感較輕。

use canola for baking

同義詞
  • canola oil

    the full everyday label used on bottles and recipes

  • rapeseed oil

    a broader label, more common in British English

  • vegetable oil

    broader category term that may include canola among other oils

文法句型

cook with canola

canola oil

pour canola into a pan

用法筆記

Often treated as an uncountable noun when people talk about cooking: add canola, cook with canola, or buy canola oil. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the crop rather than the oil from it.