salad

/ˈsæləd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsæləd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsa-ləd/ (ame, mw)

salad — 名詞

  • saladsingular
  • saladsplural

1. a cold plate that combines uncooked vegetables like lettuce, tomatoes, and cucum

1.名詞A1
釋義

沙拉

以生菜等蔬菜為主的冷菜

a cold plate that combines uncooked vegetables like lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber, usually with a dressing, and served on its own or alongside a meal

例句

Isabela made a fresh salad with lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber for dinner.

Isabela 做了新鮮沙拉，裡面有生菜、番茄和小黃瓜當晚餐。

Apinya ordered a side salad with her pasta at the Italian restaurant.

Apinya 在那間義大利餐廳點了一份配菜沙拉來搭配義大利麵。

side salad — smaller portion served with a main dish

同義詞
  • green salad

    a specific type that relies mainly on leafy greens like lettuce

  • mixed salad

    emphasizes the combination of different vegetables

  • side salad

    a smaller portion served alongside a main dish

文法句型

a salad (countable — one specific dish)

salad (uncountable — the food in general)

side salad (a smaller portion with a meal)

用法筆記

This is the most common meaning. For smaller portions served alongside a main dish, 'side salad' is the usual term.

常見錯誤

❌Salad is made only of lettuce.
✅Salad usually contains lettuce but can include many other vegetables and ingredients.
💡The word covers a wide range of mixtures, not just lettuce.

2. any vegetables, cooked or raw, that have been finely chopped and combined with m

2.名詞A2
釋義

沙拉醬拌菜

切碎後拌入美乃滋的冷菜

any vegetables, cooked or raw, that have been finely chopped and combined with mayonnaise or a similar creamy dressing

例句

Camille brought coleslaw, a chopped salad with cabbage and mayonnaise, to the picnic.

Camille 帶了高麗菜沙拉，一種用高麗菜和美乃滋拌成的切碎沙拉去野餐。

coleslaw — a specific type of chopped salad

Naoko made a potato salad with boiled eggs and mayonnaise for the party.

Naoko 為了派對做了一份加了水煮蛋和美乃滋的馬鈴薯沙拉。

同義詞
  • coleslaw

    a specific chopped salad made from cabbage with mayonnaise or vinegar dressing

  • potato salad

    a specific type with boiled potatoes as the main ingredient

  • pasta salad

    a specific type using cooked pasta instead of vegetables

文法句型

potato salad / coleslaw / pasta salad (specific types)

with mayonnaise (typical binding ingredient)

用法筆記

Common varieties include coleslaw (cabbage-based), potato salad, pasta salad, and carrot-raisin salad. The creamy dressing is what binds the finely cut pieces together.

3. a cold dish in which the main ingredients are protein-rich foods such as tuna, c

3.名詞A2
釋義

主菜沙拉

以肉類、魚類或蛋為主的沙拉

a cold dish in which the main ingredients are protein-rich foods such as tuna, cheese, or egg, served on a plate with lettuce and cool vegetables

例句

Maja ordered a tuna salad with hard-boiled eggs and fresh lettuce for lunch.

Maja 午餐點了一份鮪魚沙拉，裡面有水煮蛋和新鮮生菜。

Tunde chose the chef salad, which has cheese, ham, and boiled eggs on greens.

Tunde 選了大廚沙拉，裡面有起司、火腿和水煮蛋放在生菜上。

chef salad — a specific type with multiple proteins

同義詞
  • tuna salad

    the most common protein-salad type, sometimes overlapping with sense 4 when used as a sandwich filling

  • chef salad

    a restaurant-style salad with mixed proteins such as ham, turkey, and cheese

  • main-course salad

    a formal term distinguishing a filling salad from a light starter salad

文法句型

tuna salad / chicken salad / chef salad (specific types)

with lettuce / on a bed of lettuce

用法筆記

The protein ingredient is the defining feature. This sense differs from senses 1 and 2 in that the dish is centred on meat, fish, or eggs rather than on vegetables alone.

4. a spreadable mixture of finely chopped ingredients such as tuna, cheese, or egg,

4.名詞A2
釋義

三明治餡料

拌入美乃滋、用來夾三明治的餡料

a spreadable mixture of finely chopped ingredients such as tuna, cheese, or egg, combined with mayonnaise and used as a filling for sandwiches

例句

Nikhil spread tuna salad on whole-wheat bread for his lunch.

Nikhil 把鮪魚沙拉抹在全麥麵包上當午餐。

Cole made egg-mayonnaise salad and put it between two slices of toast.

Cole 做了蛋沙拉，然後夾在兩片烤吐司之間。

egg-mayonnaise salad — common sandwich filling

同義詞
  • sandwich spread

    a broader category that includes non-salad fillings like hummus or cream cheese

  • egg salad

    a specific type with chopped hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise

  • tuna salad

    a specific type with canned tuna and mayonnaise

文法句型

tuna salad sandwich / egg salad sandwich

spread [salad] on bread / toast

用法筆記

In this sense the salad mixture is not served on a plate with lettuce but used as a sandwich spread. This is the key difference from sense 3, where the salad is served as a dish on its own with lettuce.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a tuna salad sandwich' (when the tuna salad is served on lettuce).
✅I ate a tuna salad sandwich' (tuna salad spread on bread).
💡The confusing part is that the same mixture can appear either on a plate as sense 3 or on bread as sense 4; the context tells you which one is meant.

5. a leafy green plant, most often lettuce, that people grow to eat uncooked in a s

5.名詞B1
釋義

生菜

可供生食的綠色葉菜

a leafy green plant, most often lettuce, that people grow to eat uncooked in a salad

例句

The gardener grows several types of salad in the backyard greenhouse.

園丁在後院的溫室裡種了好幾種生菜。

At the farmers' market, shoppers buy fresh salad for their evening meals.

在農夫市集，消費者購買新鮮的生菜當作晚餐食材。

uncountable — 'salad' as leaves grown for eating raw

同義詞
  • lettuce

    the most common type of salad green; more specific than 'salad'

  • greens

    a broader term covering all leafy vegetables for cooking or salads

  • leafy greens

    emphasises the leaf structure of the plants

文法句型

grow salad / plant salad (the plants themselves)

fresh salad (the leaves as a product)

用法筆記

This sense is less common in everyday conversation; learners will most often encounter it in gardening, farming, or food-procurement contexts ('we grow our own salad').