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

• Push the potatoes through a sieve to make a puree.
  用漏勺轧土豆做成土豆泥。
• 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。
• Make sure the roast potatoes aren't raw in the middle.
  要确保这些烤土豆不夹生。
• Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt
  将马铃薯戳一些洞，并用盐揉搓外皮。
• Pile potatoes into a warm serving dish.
  把土豆倒在一个保温的盛菜用的盘子里。
• 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。
• These potatoes are sold ready sorted and washed, and can prove a great time-saver for the busy cook
  这些土豆卖时已拣好洗净，对于赶时间做饭的人来说能节省很多时间。
• A pan of potatoes was boiling away merrily on the gas stove.
  一锅土豆在煤气炉上欢快地煮着。
• The South American Indians have been cooking and eating potatoes for well over two thousand years.
  南美印第安人烹调食用土豆已有2000多年的历史了。