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  • Conjugation : pl  potatoes ; pl  potoes
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

potato [pə'teɪtəu]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] 马铃薯
  2. 2. noun 土豆

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

potato [pəˈteɪtəʊ]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] [Botany] 土豆马铃薯
  2. 2. n.[c] [Botany] 马铃薯植株
  3. 3. n.[c] [Slang] 头部

Collins English-English Dictionary

potato [pə'teɪtəυ]
  1. 1. n null Irish potato white potato
  2. 2. n a solanaceous plant, Solanum tuberosum, of South America: widely cultivated for its edible tubers
  3. 3. n the starchy oval tuber of this plant, which has a brown or red skin and is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
  4. 4. n any of various similar plants, esp the sweet potato
  5. 5. n [Etymology] C16: from Spanish patata white potato, from Taino batata sweet potato

Examples

a potato patch
一小块土豆地
Mashed potato is my favorite side dish.
土豆泥是我最喜欢的配菜。
Let's use this cart to transport the potato bags.
我们用这辆马车来运这些袋土豆吧。
potato/pasta/rice salad
土豆/意大利粉/米饭色拉
The pancake was made of potato, cabbage and seasonings.
煎饼由土豆、卷心菜和调味品做成。
They had potato chips, fizzy drinks and chocolate at the party.
他们为派对准备了薯片,汽水和巧克力。

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