lettuce

英 [ˈletɪs]

美 [ˈletɪs]

n.  莴苣; 生菜

复数：lettuces　

TOEFLTEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.10348 / COCA.6589

牛津词典

noun

• 莴苣；生菜
  a plant with large green leaves that are eaten raw, especially in salad. There are many types of lettuce .
  1. a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich
     咸肉、生菜加番茄三明治
  2. Buy a lettuce and some tomatoes.
     买一个生菜和一些番茄。

柯林斯词典

• 莴苣；生菜
  Alettuceis a plant with large green leaves that is the basic ingredient of many salads.

英英释义

noun

• leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa
• any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
• informal terms for money
  Synonym:boodlebreadcabbageclamsdinerodoughgeltkalelollylucrelootmoolahpelfscratchshekelssimoleonssugarwampum

双语例句

• Rainwater and purified river water are used to grow lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.
  用雨水和净化过的河水种植莴苣、番茄、黄瓜和胡椒。
• Even lettuce, strawberries and grapes can now be picked mechanically.
  如今即使是莴苣、草莓和葡萄也可以用机器采摘了。
• Lettuce was grown by the Ancient Romans.
  古罗马人最先种植莴苣。
• We have fresh cabbage, celery, lettuce and spinach.
  有新鲜的卷心菜、芹菜、生菜和菠菜。
• A green salad has only green vegetables, such as lettuce and cucumber.
  所谓绿色沙拉指的是只有绿色的蔬菜，如莴苣和黄瓜等凉拌生菜。
• We had a simple dinner of buckwheat bread and boiled lettuce.
  我们的晚饭很简单，就是荞馍馍和水煮的生菜。
• The salad is made up of lettuce, carrots and apples.
  这沙拉是用生菜、萝卜和苹果做的。
• That's before adding tomatoes, pickles and lettuce.
  另外还可以加西红柿、酸黄瓜和生菜。
• Fresh lettuce and other salad greens, for example, are badly contaminated by yeasts and molds.
  比如，新鲜的生菜和沙拉，严重污染酵母菌和霉菌。
• With lettuce and tomatoes on whole-wheat toast.
  烤面包里面是生菜和番茄。