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Beet Vegetable Round Beetroot 英 Biːt] 美 Biːt N.甜菜根;甜菜

英语单词 beet
英美音标 英 [biːt] 美 [biːt]
中文释义 n.甜菜根;甜菜
英语例句 (1) Beets are Hank's favorite vegetable.
(2) They planted many beets this year.
(3) Now we are going to unload the beet pulp pellet overside into the barges.
中文例句 (1) 甜菜根是汉克最爱吃的蔬菜。
(2) 他们今年种了许多甜菜。
(3) 现在我们要把外档的甜菜渣卸到驳船上。
vocabulary简明 A beet is a reddish-purple colored root vegetable. You can roast beets, slice them, and add them to a salad.
vocabulary扩展 When you peel a cooked beet, your fingers will be temporarily stained red. Beets are distinctive for their deep color and their round shape — though there are also a few varieties that are yellow. You can eat both the round, fleshy part of a beet plant and also its green leaves. The British version of beet, which is thought to have a Celtic origin, is beetroot.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:
sugar beet
甜菜 Beet is a crop with a thick round root. It is often used to feed animals, especially cows.
  • ...fields of sweet corn and beet.

    种甜玉米和甜菜的田地

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[N-VAR 可变名词]甜菜根 Beets are dark red roots that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often preserved in vinegar.
  [usu pl]
  [AM 美]
    in BRIT, use 英国英语用 beetroot

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