celery

IPA/ˈseləri/
KK[sˈɛlɚi]IPA/ˈseləri/

celery — 名詞

1. A pale green or white plant with long, firm, crunchy stems that grow together in

1.名詞A2
釋義

芹菜

一種長莖蔬菜,可生吃或煮熟

A pale green or white plant with long, firm, crunchy stems that grow together in a bunch. People eat it raw in salads or with dips, or cook it in soups and other dishes.

例句

Emily chopped two stalks of celery and added them to the pot of chicken soup.

Emily 切了兩根芹菜,加到雞湯裡。

chopped [amount] of celery + added to [dish]

The children dipped fresh celery sticks into peanut butter for an after-school snack.

孩子們把新鮮芹菜棒沾上花生醬,當作放學後的點心。

celery sticks + 'dipped into' for eating with a dip

文法句型

stalk(s)/head(s)/stick(s) of celery

celery + noun (celery soup, celery salt, celery stalk)

用法筆記

Frequently uncountable (e.g., 'I like celery in my salad'), but countable when referring to individual stems or pieces (e.g., 'a stalk of celery', 'three celery sticks').

常見錯誤

I bought two celeries from the store.
I bought two heads of celery from the store.
💡Celery is usually uncountable; use 'heads of celery', 'stalks of celery', or 'bunches of celery' for counting.