potatoes

英 [pəˈteɪtəʊz]

美 [pəˈteɪtoʊz]

n.  马铃薯; 土豆; 洋芋
potato的复数

柯林斯词典

• See also:sweet potato
• PHRASE 棘手的问题；烫手山芋；意见不一的复杂问题
  You can refer to a difficult subject that people disagree on as ahot potato.
  1. ...a political hot potato such as abortion.
     类似堕胎这样政治上的烫手山芋

双语例句

• 'I was thinking I might do a lemon cream sauce and baked potatoes.''Splendid!' Midge applauded.
  “我在考虑做一道浇柠檬奶油汁的烤马铃薯。”“好极了！”米基表示赞同。
• She sat down in the kitchen and began peeling potatoes.
  她坐在厨房里，开始削土豆皮。
• Potatoes sprout twice a year.
  马铃薯一年发两次芽。
• I have to feed the chickens and hoe the potatoes
  我得喂鸡，还得为马铃薯锄草。
• Pile potatoes into a warm serving dish.
  把土豆倒在一个保温的盛菜用的盘子里。
• Unfortunately attempts to crossbreed it with other potatoes have been unsuccessful
  不幸的是，将它与其他土豆品种杂交的尝试均告失败。
• Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread.
  马铃薯仍然是最受欢迎的食物，其次是白面包。
• Arrange all the vegetables except the potatoes in layers.
  把除土豆外的所有蔬菜分层放置。
• The potatoes were drowned in chilli.
  马铃薯完全被辣椒盖住了。
• This sack of potatoes weighs a hundred jin at most.
  这袋土豆也就一百斤。