turnip
turnip — 名詞
- turnipsingular
- turnipsplural
1. a small round root vegetable with white skin and a purple top that grows undergr
蕪菁
白紫色小型根莖蔬菜
a small round root vegetable with white skin and a purple top that grows underground and is usually cooked before eating; both the root and the plant it grows from are called a turnip
Emily chopped the turnip into small cubes and added them to the beef stew.
Emily 把蕪菁切成小塊，放進燉牛肉裡。
countable: a whole turnip → cut into cubes
After washing the turnip, Tendai sliced it thinly for the salad.
Tendai 洗完蕪菁後，把它切成薄片做沙拉。
Romi roasted turnips with carrots and potatoes for a simple side dish.
Romi 把蕪菁和紅蘿蔔、馬鈴薯一起烤，做成一道簡單的配菜。
Bilal's grandmother always added turnip to her chicken soup for extra flavour.
Bilal 的祖母總是在雞湯裡加蕪菁增加風味。
Turnips grow best in cool weather and are ready to harvest in late autumn.
蕪菁在涼爽的氣候中長得最好，適合在晚秋時節採收。
- root vegetable
a broader category that includes turnips, carrots, and parsnips
- neep
a Scottish term for turnip, also sometimes used for swede
用法筆記
Countable when referring to individual whole vegetables ('two turnips'); uncountable when referring to the vegetable as an ingredient in a dish or as food on a plate ('not much turnip in this stew'). The green leaves are also edible and are called 'turnip greens'.
常見錯誤
2. a large round root vegetable with yellow flesh and a strong, sweet taste, known
大頭菜
大型黃色根莖蔬菜
a large round root vegetable with yellow flesh and a strong, sweet taste, known as a swede in British English and a rutabaga in American English; it belongs to the same family as the smaller turnip but is bigger and sweeter
Andrei mashed the swede with butter and black pepper until it was smooth and creamy.
Andrei 把大頭菜搗碎，加入奶油和黑胡椒，攪拌至滑順綿密。
Rutabaga is coated in wax to stop it from drying out during storage.
大頭菜在販售前會裹上一層蠟，防止儲存期間水分流失。
American English term: rutabaga
Felipe added chunks of swede to the vegetable soup along with leeks and celery.
Felipe 把大頭菜塊和韭蔥、芹菜一起加進蔬菜湯裡。
In Scotland, swede is often served alongside haggis on Burns Night.
在蘇格蘭，大頭菜通常和肉餡羊肚一起在彭斯之夜上桌。
Apinya roasted slices of swede with honey and thyme for a sweet side dish.
Apinya 把大頭菜切片，淋上蜂蜜並撒上百里香後烤熟，作為一道甜味配菜。
- swede
the common British name for this vegetable
- rutabaga
the common American name for this vegetable
- Swedish turnip
the full original name, now rarely used
用法筆記
Called 'swede' in British English (short for 'Swedish turnip') and 'rutabaga' in American English. In Scotland and northern England, 'turnip' is sometimes used to mean this vegetable rather than the smaller purple-and-white type, which can cause confusion in recipes.