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

• Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt
  将马铃薯戳一些洞，并用盐揉搓外皮。
• I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil.
  我要削掉土豆皮然后把它们煮熟。
• The potatoes were drowned in chilli.
  马铃薯完全被辣椒盖住了。
• 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。
• Roughly chop and parboil the potatoes.
  把土豆大致切一下，煮成半熟。
• Arrange all the vegetables except the potatoes in layers.
  把除土豆外的所有蔬菜分层放置。
• They ate a mash of 2 potatoes, 2 carrots& cabbage
  他们吃了由两个土豆、两根胡萝卜和洋白菜做的糊。
• Potatoes sprout twice a year.
  马铃薯一年发两次芽。
• Top the steaming hot potatoes with a knob of butter.
  在冒热气的马铃薯上放一小块黄油。
• 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。