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

• These potatoes peel easily.
  这些土豆很容易去皮。
• I have to feed the chickens and hoe the potatoes
  我得喂鸡，还得为马铃薯锄草。
• 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。
• This sack of potatoes weighs a hundred jin at most.
  这袋土豆也就一百斤。
• A pan of potatoes was boiling away merrily on the gas stove.
  一锅土豆在煤气炉上欢快地煮着。
• Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread.
  马铃薯仍然是最受欢迎的食物，其次是白面包。
• Unfortunately attempts to crossbreed it with other potatoes have been unsuccessful
  不幸的是，将它与其他土豆品种杂交的尝试均告失败。
• 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。
• Fill up on potatoes, bread and pasta, which are high in carbohydrate and low in fat
  用碳水化合物含量高、脂肪含量低的土豆、面包和意大利面食填饱肚子。
• Push the potatoes through a sieve to make a puree.
  用漏勺轧土豆做成土豆泥。