a plant, root, seed, or pod that is used as food, especially in dishes that are not sweet

fresh/frozen vegetables 新鲜／冷冻蔬菜

vegetable soup/stew/curry 蔬菜汤／炖菜／咖喱什菜

fruit and vegetables 水果和蔬菜

The potato is the most popular vegetable in this country. 在这个国家，土豆是最受欢迎的蔬菜。

In the winter we tend to eat more root vegetables, such as carrots and parsnips. 冬天我们往往会吃更多根茎蔬菜，比如胡萝卜和欧洲萝卜。

Raw vegetables contain more potassium than cooked ones. 生的蔬菜中所含的钾元素比做熟后的要多。

a vegetable knife 切菜刀

Compare: fruit noun (PLANT PART)

a person who does not do anything or has no interest in doing anything

Sitting at home all day in front of the TV slowly turned her into a vegetable. 整天坐在家里看电视，她慢慢地变成了一个懒散的人。

an extremely offensive word for a person who is unable to think, move, or communicate in the usual way because of severe brain damage

made or obtained from a plant, or growing in the form of a plant

vegetable matter/dye 植物性物质／植物染料

First think of an object and tell us if it is animal, vegetable or mineral. 首先想象一个物体并告诉我们它是动物、植物还是矿物。