potato

US [pəˈteɪtəʊ]
UK [pəˈteɪtəʊ]
  • n.土豆
  • Web马铃薯；薯仔；洋芋
Plural Form：potatoes  

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potato
n.
— see also
couch potato
,
hot potato
,
jacket
,
mashed potato
,
meat and potatoes
,
meat-and-potatoes
,
small potatoes
,
sweet potato
1.
马铃薯；土豆；洋芋a round white vegetable with a brown or red skin that grows underground as the root of a plant also called a potato
Will you peel the potatoes for me?
你给我削土豆皮好不好？
roast/boiled/baked/fried potatoes
烘╱煮╱烤╱炸土豆

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AllAll,土豆土豆,马铃薯马铃薯,薯仔薯仔,洋芋洋芋
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1.
She'd worked in a department store, had an unlucky marriage, could only make scalloped potato out of a box, never got a college degree.
她曾经在一家百货公司上班、有过一段不幸的婚姻、只会用烤箱做焗薯条、没拿到大学文凭。
tā céng jīng zài yì jiā bǎi huò gōng sī shàng bān 、 yǒu guò yí duàn bú xìng de hūn yīn 、 zhǐ huì yòng kǎo xiāng zuò jú shǔ tiáo 、 méi ná dào dà xué wén píng 。
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2.
Imagine trying to carry a hot, baked potato in your hand. It would be difficult, even painful, to do so.
想象一下手里拿着一个热乎乎的刚出炉的土豆，肯定非常难受，甚至会很痛苦。
xiǎng xiàng yī xià shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī gè rè hū hū de gāng chū lú de tǔ dòu , kěn dìng fēi cháng nán shòu , shèn zhì huì hěn tòng kǔ 。
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3.
How much time do you spend online? Are your turning into a mouse potato?
你把多少时间花在网上？你准备变成网虫吗？
nǐ bǎ duō shao shí jiān huā zài wǎng shàng ? nǐ zhǔn bèi biàn chéng wǎng chóng ma ?
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4.
But Bothma told SciDev. Net that there was a strong possibility that the GM potato research will now cease due to lack of funding.
但是Bothma告诉本网站说，由于缺乏资助，转基因土豆研究很可能停止。
dàn shì Bothma gào su běn wǎng zhàn shuō , yóu yú quē fá zī zhù , zhuǎn jī yīn tǔ dòu yán jiū hěn kě néng tíng zhǐ 。
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5.
For the rest of the evening, too mortified to go back to the dining table, I nursed a bit of potato salad on my plate.
剩下的时间里，由于羞于再回到餐桌旁，我整晚都只守着盘子里那一点点土豆沙拉。
shèng xià de shí jiān lǐ , yóu yú xiū yú zài huí dào cān zhuō páng , wǒ zhěng wǎn dōu zhǐ shǒu zhe pán zi lǐ nà yì diǎn diǎn tǔ dòu shā lā 。
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6.
As he opened the door of his room he received a surprise. Instead of the usual stove-lid or potato-masher for him to dodge, came only words.
他打开公寓门时得到了一个惊喜，迎接他的不是往常的要闪避的炉盖或土豆捣碎器，只有麦卡斯基夫人的话语。
tā dǎ kāi gōng yù mén shí dé dào le yī gè jīng xǐ , yíng jiē tā de bú shi wǎng cháng de yào shǎn bì de lú gài huò tǔ dòu dǎo suì qì , zhǐ yǒu mài kǎ sī jī fū rén de huà yǔ 。
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With earth and stones up and down, the potato is like an energetic giant, proudly and insolently standing before him.
浑身沾满了泥土和石子，可是骄傲自豪地呈现在面前，像个活力充沛的巨人。
hún shēn zhān mǎn le ní tǔ hé shí zǐ , kě shì jiāo ào zì háo de chéng xiàn zài miàn qián , xiàng gè huó lì chōng pèi de jù rén 。
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The German government said the Amflora potato will be grown in eastern Germany but not on an industrial scale.
德国政府表示，Amflora马铃薯将在德国东部地区种植，但不会应用在工业范畴。
dé guó zhèng fǔ biǎo shì , Amflora mǎ líng shǔ jiāng zài dé guó dōng bù dì qū zhòng zhí , dàn bú huì yìng yòng zài gōng yè fàn chóu 。
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9.
Unless hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire, picnic food is usually cold -- sandwiches, salads, potato chips, pickles.
除了汉堡或热狗需要用火烹饪，野餐的食物通常都是冷的，如：三明治，色拉，马铃薯片，泡菜。
chú le hàn bǎo huò rè gǒu xū yào yòng huǒ pēng rèn , yě cān de shí wù tōng cháng dōu shì lěng de , rú : sān míng zhì , sè lā , mǎ líng shǔ piàn , pào cài 。
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10.
Potato Head etc. : We made a fortune. There is a fortune in here for you, and the bank deposit books are in them too!
老白薯等：我们发了财了。这里是你们的财产，银行的存款也在里面。
lǎo bái shǔ děng : wǒ men fā le cái le 。 zhè lǐ shì nǐ men de cái chǎn , yín háng de cún kuǎn yě zài lǐ miàn 。
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