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。
• Top the steaming hot potatoes with a knob of butter.
  在冒热气的马铃薯上放一小块黄油。
• These potatoes are sold ready sorted and washed, and can prove a great time-saver for the busy cook
  这些土豆卖时已拣好洗净，对于赶时间做饭的人来说能节省很多时间。
• Potatoes fill us up without overloading us with calories.
  吃土豆容易让我们有一种饱胀感，又不会摄入过多的热量。
• Roughly chop and parboil the potatoes.
  把土豆大致切一下，煮成半熟。
• Layer the potatoes, asparagus and salmon in the tin
  把土豆、芦笋和大麻哈鱼分层装入罐头内。
• Cook the potatoes and turnips in a large saucepan.
  用大炖锅煮土豆和芜菁。
• This sack of potatoes weighs a hundred jin at most.
  这袋土豆也就一百斤。
• Choose small waxy potatoes for the salad.
  选些个头小、表皮光滑的土豆做色拉。
• Push the potatoes through a sieve to make a puree.
  用漏勺轧土豆做成土豆泥。