a plant or part of a plant used as food, typically as accompaniment to meat or fish, such as a cabbage, potato, turnip, or bean
蔬菜。
〈非正式,冒犯〉 植物人。
〈非正式〉 生活单调少动者
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I thought I'd sort of flop back and be a vegetable for a bit .我想我会放缓一点,当一会儿闲人。
of or relating to vegetables as food
蔬菜的
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a vegetable garden 菜园
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vegetable soup .蔬菜汤。
of or relating to plants or plant life, especially as distinct from animal life or mineral substances
植物的(尤指不同于动物或矿物)
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vegetable matter .植物性物质。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘growing as a plant’): from Old French, or from late Latin