carrot
carrot — 名詞
- carrotsingular
- carrotsplural
1. a long, thin vegetable with a pointed tip that grows in soil; it has a bright or
胡蘿蔔
橙色長形根莖類蔬菜
a long, thin vegetable with a pointed tip that grows in soil; it has a bright orange outer layer and is eaten either uncooked — for instance in salads or as snack sticks — or boiled, roasted, or added to stews and soups.
Leila chopped three carrots and added them to the soup pot.
Leila 切了三根胡蘿蔔，放進湯鍋裡。
countable: individual carrots
A slice of carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is my favourite dessert.
一片夾著奶油乳酪糖霜的胡蘿蔔蛋糕是我最愛的甜點。
compound: carrot cake
The rabbit in the garden happily nibbled on a fresh carrot.
花園裡的兔子開心啃著一根新鮮的胡蘿蔔。
Eating carrot sticks with hummus makes a healthy after-school snack.
吃沾著鷹嘴豆泥的胡蘿蔔棒是健康的放學點心。
collocation: carrot sticks
- peel a carrot
- grate a carrot
- chop a carrot
- carrot sticks
- baby carrots
- shredded carrot
- carrot cake
- carrot juice
- root vegetable
broader category; carrot is one type of many root vegetables
- parsnip
similar shape but pale cream in colour and sweeter in taste; not interchangeable in recipes
文法句型
carrot(s) → as a vegetable
用法筆記
Countable when referring to individual roots (_two carrots_); uncountable when referring to the food substance (_grated carrot_). The uncountable use is more common in British English cooking contexts.
常見錯誤
2. a reward dangled in front of someone so that they will work harder or take a par
獎勵；誘因
為鼓勵人採取行動而提供的誘因
a reward dangled in front of someone so that they will work harder or take a particular action — the idea is that, like a carrot held before a donkey, the promise of getting it makes people move forward. A company might dangle a promotion as a carrot for hitting sales targets, or a parent might offer a trip as a carrot for good exam results.
The boss held out a bonus as a carrot for finishing the project early.
主管提供獎金作為誘因，讓團隊提早完成專案。
idiomatic: hold out a carrot
Some parents use extra screen time as a carrot for finishing homework.
有些家長用額外的螢幕時間作為獎勵，鼓勵孩子完成功課。
carrot + to-infinitive pattern
The government offered tax breaks as a carrot for businesses that create new jobs.
政府為創造就業機會的企業提供減稅優惠作為誘因。
A free month of streaming was the carrot that got Noa to sign up yearly.
免費串流一個月就是吸引 Noa 註冊年度方案的誘因。
passive: was the carrot that + clause
- hold out a carrot
- offer a carrot
- as a carrot
- dangle a carrot
- carrot and stick
- incentive
more formal and general; an incentive can be positive or negative
- inducement
more formal, often implying something offered to sway a decision
- reward
given after the action; a carrot is offered beforehand as a promise
- bribe
negative connotation, usually unethical or illegal; a carrot is neutral or positive
文法句型
(a) carrot + to-infinitive
offer/hold out a carrot
用法筆記
Almost always used in the singular in metaphorical sense, often with '_as a carrot_' or '_hold out a carrot_'. The '_carrot and stick_' idiom pairs this sense with the implied threat of punishment (the stick).
常見錯誤
carrot and stick
idioma method of persuasion that combines a promised reward (the carrot) with a threatened punishment (the stick) in order to make someone do what you want.
胡蘿蔔與棍棒政策：一種結合獎勵（胡蘿蔔）與懲罰（棍棒）的激勵方式，用於促使他人按照你的意願行事。
The teacher used a carrot-and-stick approach, rewarding good grades with treats but taking away privileges for late work.
Many parents find that a carrot-and-stick method works better than punishment alone when teaching young children good habits.
A method of motivating someone by offering rewards for good performance and punishments for poor performance.
胡蘿蔔與棍棒策略
The manager used a carrot and stick approach to boost sales.
Do you think the carrot and stick method works for children?
同根字
- carroty形容詞C1
- carotene名詞C2
- carotenoid名詞C2