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		 🔑 vege·tableBrE /ˈvedʒtəbl/NAmE /ˈvedʒtəbl/ noun🔑  (also informal,  especially in  NAmE veg·gie) a plant or part of a plant that is eaten as food. Potatoes, beans and onions are all  vegetables 蔬菜◆green vegetables  (= for example  cabbage) 绿色蔬菜◆root vegetables  (= for example carrots) 块根蔬菜◆a salad of raw vegetables 生菜色拉◆a  vegetable garden/patch/plot 菜园;菜畦;菜地◆vegetable matter (= plants in general) 植物质  ➡  compare animal noun  (3) , fruit noun  (1) , mineral (1)   (BrE also   cab·bage) a person who is physically alive but not capable of much mental or physical activity, for example because of an accident or illness 植物人◆Severe brain damage turned him into a vegetable.  严重的脑损伤使他变成了植物人。a person who has a boring life 生活单调乏味的人◆Since losing my job I've been a vegetable.  失业以来我感到百无聊赖。 |