名词 onion
■若当作一种植物看待,为可数名词,指“一根洋葱”“一个洋葱头”等。如:
The onions are beginning to sprout up. 洋葱正在抽芽。
There were stings of onions hanging on the wall. 墙上挂着一串一串的洋葱。
■若指作为菜吃的“洋葱”“洋葱头”,有时可数,有时不可数。如:
(1) 可数用法:
Chop an onion finely. 把洋葱切细。
Onions have a strong odor. 洋葱气味刺鼻。
I like liver and onions for dinner. 晚餐我喜欢吃肝和洋葱。
Shall I use oil or butter for frying the onions? 我用普通油还是黄油来炒洋葱呢?
(2) 不可数用法:
The soup tastes of onion. 这汤有洋葱味。
There is too much onion in the salad. 色拉里的洋葱太多。
You’ve put too much onion in the salad. 你的色拉中洋葱太放多了。
名词cabbage
■作为植物的“卷心菜”,指“一棵洋白菜”“一棵卷心菜”,通常可数。如:
The cabbages germinated within a week. 白菜一星期内就发芽了。
He planted a row of cabbages. 他种植了一行洋白菜。
The cabbages were stored in the basement. 包心菜储藏在地下室里。
The leaves of a cabbage can be green, white or purple. 卷心菜的菜叶有绿色、白色或紫色的。
Two cabbages, three pounds of tomatoes and twelve oranges. 两棵白菜,3磅西红柿,12个桔子。
Given better attention, the cabbages could grow even faster. 白菜如照管得好会生长得更快。
■作为疏菜吃的(尤指切碎的或煮熟的)“卷心菜”“卷心菜叶”,不可数。如:
Mother often makes dumpling filling with cabbage. 妈妈常用卷心菜做饺子馅。
Finely chop the cabbage and cook it in boiling salted water. 把卷心菜切碎,放进沸腾的盐水中煮。
Coleslaw is a kind of salad made of finely chopped cabbage and mayonnaise. 克思罗沙拉是用切碎的圆白菜和蛋黄酱做成的。
【谚语】Some persons like to eat radishes, others prefer cabbages. 萝卜白菜各有所爱。
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