| 释义 |
[/ˈvedʒtəbl; ˋvɛdʒtəbl/] n 用法:
1 (part of various types of) plant eaten as food, eg potatoes, beans, onions 蔬菜:
green vegetables, ie cabbage, lettuce, Brussels sprouts, etc 绿色蔬菜（卷心菜、 莴苣、 汤菜等） *
a salad of raw vegetables 生菜色拉 *
[attrib 作定语] a vegetable curry, garden, knife 咖喱素菜、 菜园、 蔬菜用刀 *
vegetable oils, eg in margarine 植物油. Cf 参看 animal, mineral. 用法:
2 (fig 比喻) (a) person who is physically alive but mentally inactive because of injury, illness or abnormality 植物人（因伤、 病或异常情况而丧失思维能力但仍有生命的人）:
Severe brain damage turned him into a vegetable. 他因脑部重伤而成了植物人. *
[attrib 作定语] lead a vegetable existence 处於植物人的状态.
(b) person who has a dull monotonous life 生活单调的人:
Stuck at home like this, she felt like a vegetable. 像这样闷在家里, 她觉得生活太单调. |