legumes

legumes — 名詞

1. the dried beans, peas, or lentils that people eat, valued as a low-fat source of

1.名詞B2
釋義

豆類食物

豆子、豌豆、扁豆等可食用的乾燥豆類

the dried beans, peas, or lentils that people eat, valued as a low-fat source of protein and fibre

例句

Beatriz adds black beans, chickpeas, or other legumes to almost every soup she cooks.

Beatriz 幾乎在每一道湯裡都會加黑豆、鷹嘴豆或其他豆類食物。

examples list: black beans, chickpeas, or other legumes

Doctors often advise patients to eat more legumes instead of red meat for protein.

醫生常建議病患多吃豆類食物代替紅肉來補充蛋白質。

collocation: eat legumes instead of meat

同義詞
  • pulses

    British / nutrition-science term for the dried edible seeds; narrower than legumes

  • beans

    everyday word; legumes is the broader category that also covers peas and lentils

文法句型

legumes such as [bean/pea/lentil names]

rich in / source of legumes

用法筆記

In food and nutrition writing this sense is usually plural and treated like a category label, similar to 'grains' or 'vegetables'.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a legume for lunch.
✅I ate some legumes for lunch.
💡used as a category, usually in the plural with 'some' or a measure word.

2. plants of the pea and bean family whose roots help put nitrogen back into the so

2.名詞C1
釋義

豆科植物

屬於豆科、能把空氣中的氮固定到土壤的植物

plants of the pea and bean family whose roots help put nitrogen back into the soil, making them useful for farmers who rotate crops

例句

Farmer Hiro plants legumes between rows of corn to keep the soil healthy without using fertiliser.

Hiro 農夫在玉米田之間種豆科植物，不用化肥也能維持土壤健康。

context: crop rotation usage

Clover and alfalfa are legumes that small farms grow to feed their cattle.

三葉草和苜蓿都是豆科植物，小型農場會種來餵牛。

collocation: X and Y are legumes

同義詞
  • leguminous plants

    more technical and explicit; common in botany textbooks

  • Fabaceae

    the scientific family name; used in formal biology contexts

文法句型

legumes such as [plant names]

grow / plant legumes

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names the whole plant (root, stem, leaves, pods), while sense 1 refers only to the dried seeds eaten as food.

常見錯誤

❌Legumes only mean beans you eat.
✅Legumes also refer to the whole plants in the bean family.
💡the word covers the plant itself in biology and farming, not just the food.