potato
US:/pəˈteɪtəʊ/
UK:/pəˈteɪtəʊ/
n.:
土豆
网络:
马铃薯；薯仔；洋芋
Word forms: (复数) potatoes
Examples
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。
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。
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？
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。
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。
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。
7.
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。
8.
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。
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。
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。