vegetable

vegetable
[ˈvɛdʒtəb(ə)l, ˈvɛdʒɪtə-]
noun
  1. a plant or part of a plant used as food, typically as accompaniment to meat or fish, such as a cabbage, potato, turnip, or bean
    蔬菜
  2. (informal, offensive)a person who is incapable of normal mental or physical activity, especially through brain damage
    (非正式,冒犯)植物人
    ■(informal)a person with a dull or inactive life
    (非正式)生活单调少动者
    I thought I'd sort of flop back and be a vegetable for a bit.
    我想我会放缓一点,当一会儿闲人。
adjective
  1. [attrib.]of or relating to vegetables as food
    蔬菜的
    a vegetable garden.
    菜园。
    vegetable soup.
    蔬菜汤。
    ■of or relating to plants or plant life, especially as distinct from animal life or mineral substances
    植物的(尤指不同于动物或矿物)
    vegetable matter.
    植物性物质。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'growing as a plant'): from Old French, or from late Latin vegetabilis 'animating', from Latin vegetare (see vegetate). The noun dates from the late 16th cent
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