lettuce
/ˈletɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈletɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈle-təs/ (ame, mw)
lettuce — 名詞
- lettucesingular
- lettucesplural
1. a leafy green vegetable that people eat raw, either in salads or as a crunchy to
生菜
一種葉菜，常生吃用於沙拉
a leafy green vegetable that people eat raw, either in salads or as a crunchy topping on sandwiches and burgers
Kian added crispy lettuce and slices of tomato to his lunch sandwich.
Kian 在他的午餐三明治裡加了脆生菜和幾片番茄。
collocation: crispy lettuce
A fresh head of lettuce can make a simple burger feel much more filling.
一顆新鮮的生菜就能讓一個簡單的漢堡吃起來更有飽足感。
Before making the salad, Beatrix rinsed each lettuce leaf under cold water.
做沙拉之前，Beatrix 用冷水把每一片生菜葉沖洗乾淨。
The weekend market sells three kinds of lettuce: iceberg, romaine, and butterhead.
這間週末市集賣三種生菜：美生菜、蘿蔓和奶油萵苣。
If you want a lighter dinner, try lettuce wraps filled with chicken and herbs.
如果想來一頓清淡的晚餐，可以試試用生菜葉包著雞肉和香草。
- greens
informal term covering all leafy salad vegetables; broader than lettuce
- salad leaves
a more general term that may include spinach, rocket, or mixed leaves alongside lettuce
用法筆記
Lettuce is usually uncountable (some lettuce, a bowl of lettuce). It can be countable when referring to whole heads or types: 'two lettuces', 'several varieties of lettuce'.