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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

vegetable ['vεʤtəbl]
  1. 1. noun [c] 蔬菜
  2. 2. cpd [+oil] [ dish] 蔬菜

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

vegetable [ˈveʤɪtəbl]
  1. 1. n.[c] 食用植物蔬菜植物
  2. 2. n.[c] 蔬菜
  3. 3. n.[c] [Slang] 植物人
  4. 4. n.[c] 生活单调的人
  5. 5. adjective 蔬菜

Collins English-English Dictionary

vegetable ['vεʤtəbəl]
  1. 1. n any of various herbaceous plants having parts that are used as food, such as peas, beans, cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower, and onions
  2. 2. n [Spoken] a person who has lost control of his mental faculties, limbs, etc, as from an injury, mental disease, etc
  3. 3. n a dull inactive person
  4. 4. n (as modifier)
    a vegetable life
  5. 5. n [modifier] consisting of or made from edible vegetables
    a vegetable diet
  6. 6. n [modifier] of, relating to, characteristic of, derived from, or consisting of plants or plant material
    vegetable oils
    the vegetable kingdom
  7. 7. n [rare] any member of the plant kingdom
  8. 8. n [Etymology] c14 (adj): from Late Latin vegetabilis animating, from vegetare to enliven, from Latin vegere to excite

Examples

Spinach is a leafy vegetable.
菠菜是阔叶蔬菜。
The insects attack small grain plants, cornfields, and other vegetable crops.
这种昆虫主要侵袭小型谷物,玉米地和其它蔬菜作物。 
I'm going to breakfast an egg-white omelet with vegetable and cheddar filling.
我早饭要吃里面带蔬菜和干酪馅的煎蛋清卷。
vegetable/nut cutlet
蔬菜/坚果炸饼
vegetable/cabbage {etc} patch
蔬菜/卷心菜{等}地
I want some unsweetened fruit juice and vegetable salad.
我想要不加甜味料的果汁和蔬菜沙拉。

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