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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- cabbage ['kæbɪʤ]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
卷心菜
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1.
noun
[c/u]
卷心菜
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- cabbage ['kæbɪʤ]
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1.
n
cole any of various cultivated varieties of the plant Brassica oleracea capitata, typically having a short thick stalk and a large head of green or reddish edible leaves: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) - See also brassica savoy - Compare skunk cabbage Chinese cabbage
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2.
n
the head of a cabbage
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3.
n
the edible leaf bud of the cabbage palm
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4.
n
[informal]
a dull or unimaginative person
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5.
n
[informal, offensive]
a person who has no mental faculties and is dependent on others for his or her subsistence
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6.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Norman French caboche head; perhaps related to Old French boce hump, bump, Latin caput head
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1.
n
cole any of various cultivated varieties of the plant Brassica oleracea capitata, typically having a short thick stalk and a large head of green or reddish edible leaves: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) - See also brassica savoy - Compare skunk cabbage Chinese cabbage
- cabbage ['kæbɪʤ]
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1.
n
[Brit]
[slang]
snippets of cloth appropriated by a tailor from a customer's material
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2.
vb
to steal; pilfer
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3.
vb
[Etymology]
C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old French cabas theft
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1.
n
[Brit]
[slang]
snippets of cloth appropriated by a tailor from a customer's material
Examples
- the characteristic odor of cabbage
- 元白菜的特有味道 → characteristic
- a head of cabbage
- 一棵卷心菜 → head
- Cabbage could be eaten raw in salads.
- 卷心菜可以做成沙拉生吃。 → cabbage
- I'll eat anything except cabbage.
- 我不喜欢吃卷心菜。
- The doctor advised me to eat a lot of cabbage because it contains very high levels of antioxidant compounds.
- 医生建议我多吃卷心菜，因为它富含抗氧化物质。 → cabbage
- vegetable/cabbage {etc} patch
- 蔬菜/卷心菜{等}地 → patch
- 熬白菜
- stewed cabbage → 熬
- 西红柿茬口壮，种白菜挺合适。
- A crop of tomatoes enriches the soil and makes it suitable for growing cabbage. → 茬口
- 菜粉蝶
- cabbage butterfly → 粉蝶
- 白菜早就咕嘟烂了。
- The cabbage is overcooked. → 咕嘟
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