lettuce

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n. 莴苣, 生菜, 纸币 [医] 莴苣

发音

US /ˈlɛt.ɪs/
其它 /ˈlɛtus/
IN /lɛˈʈjus/

词形变化

lettuces 复数 lettuces

别名

lettice BLAT

教材释义与例句

名词

生菜；莴苣；（美）纸币

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.

    莴苣

    生菜

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.

    生菜

    不可数 烹饪 可数

    I’ll have a ham sandwich with lettuce and tomato.

  3. 3.

    United States paper currency; dollars.

    美国 俚语 不可数 可数

    Twenty dollars an hour? That's a lot of lettuce!

  4. 4.

    A strong yellow-green color, like that of lettuce (also called lettuce green).

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    Marijuana.

    俚语 不可数 可数
  6. 6.

    Long, curly hair, as worn by followers of bro culture.

    俚语 不可数 可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

sugar bread scratch dough cabbage loot clams kale lolly shekels

上位词 3

money herb salad greens

下位词 9

cos iceberg cos lettuce Romaine lettuce butterhead lettuce celtuce iceberg lettuce romaine stem lettuce

相关短语

lettuce opium [医] 毒莴苣浓汁 lettuce leaf lettuce leaves lettuce keeper lettuce keepers lettuce sea slug lettuce sea slugs lettuce-bird iceberg lettuce n. 卷心莴苣 miner's lettuce [网络] 结球莴苣；矿工莴苣 Boston lettuce 【植物】 波士顿莴苣 sea lettuce 海白菜, 礁膜 lamb's lettuce [网络] 不知道；羊生菜；野苣 hare's lettuce Romaine lettuce

词源

From Middle English letuse, of uncertain precise origin, probably from the plural form Old French laitues, derived from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”), from lac (“milk”), because of the milky fluid in its stalks. Replaced Old English lēahtric. (money): Likely from the green color of US banknotes.

来源：wiktionary