spinach
spinach — 名詞
1. a leafy green plant whose broad, dark-coloured leaves people eat raw in salads o
菠菜
一種綠葉蔬菜，葉片大而深綠
a leafy green plant whose broad, dark-coloured leaves people eat raw in salads or cooked in dishes such as soups, stir-fries, and pasta
Tariq refused to eat his spinach even after his mother explained how healthy it was.
Tariq 拒絕吃他的菠菜，即使媽媽解釋了菠菜有多健康。
collocation: refuse to eat + spinach
Christopher added fresh spinach to his morning smoothie for extra vitamins.
Christopher 在早晨的果昔裡加了新鮮菠菜，以攝取更多維生素。
collocation: add + spinach to [dish]
The spinach leaves in the garden grew quickly after the spring rain.
花園裡的菠菜葉在春天的雨水後長得很快。
Alessia washed the spinach carefully before putting it into the salad bowl.
Alessia 仔細地清洗菠菜，然後才放進沙拉碗裡。
collocation: wash + spinach before use
During practice, Coach Valentina explained that Popeye ate spinach for iron, so the young runners should eat it too.
在練習時，Valentina 教練解釋說 Popeye 吃菠菜是為了鐵質，所以年輕的跑者也應該吃菠菜。
collocation: eat spinach for [nutrient/benefit]
- eat spinach
- add spinach to
- wash spinach
- spinach leaves
- spinach salad
- fresh spinach
- cooked spinach
用法筆記
Frequently uncountable — use 'some spinach' or 'a bag of spinach', not 'a spinach' or 'spinaches'.
常見錯誤
spinach — 形容詞
- spinachpositive
- more spinachcomparative
- most spinachsuperlative
1. describing a task or activity that is dull or unpleasant to do but which brings
乏味但有益
形容事情無趣但對健康或成長有好處
describing a task or activity that is dull or unpleasant to do but which brings some long-term benefit — for example, doing repetitive homework, attending extra training sessions, or following a strict diet
Pim described the extra training sessions as a bit spinach but necessary for the competition.
Pim 形容額外的訓練課程有點乏味但有益，不過為了比賽是必要的。
predicate adjective: describe as + a bit spinach
Theo found the long grammar exercises quite spinach, yet he knew they would improve his writing.
Theo 覺得那些冗長的文法練習相當乏味但有益，因為他知道那會讓他的寫作進步。
predicate adjective: find + quite spinach
Hoa's new job came with a lot of spinach tasks — boring paperwork that taught her the business.
Hoa 的新工作有很多像菠菜一樣的任務——無聊的文書作業，卻讓她學會了業務。
attributive: spinach tasks
Sade treated every difficult task like spinach in a meal, unpleasant but full of good things.
Sade 把每個困難的任務都當成像餐中的菠菜：不美味但充滿好東西。
- a bit spinach
- quite spinach
- very spinach
- a little spinach
文法句型
be + a bit / quite / very + spinach
用法筆記
Predicative use is far more common than attributive. You are more likely to hear 'this work is a bit spinach' than 'this is spinach work'. This sense is chiefly British English and informal.