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

• Pile potatoes into a warm serving dish.
  把土豆倒在一个保温的盛菜用的盘子里。
• I have to feed the chickens and hoe the potatoes
  我得喂鸡，还得为马铃薯锄草。
• Roughly chop and parboil the potatoes.
  把土豆大致切一下，煮成半熟。
• The potatoes were drowned in chilli.
  马铃薯完全被辣椒盖住了。
• I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil.
  我要削掉土豆皮然后把它们煮熟。
• Arrange all the vegetables except the potatoes in layers.
  把除土豆外的所有蔬菜分层放置。
• Choose small waxy potatoes for the salad.
  选些个头小、表皮光滑的土豆做色拉。
• Potatoes sprout twice a year.
  马铃薯一年发两次芽。
• 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。
• Cook the potatoes and turnips in a large saucepan.
  用大炖锅煮土豆和芜菁。