Tra từ vegetable - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

see also FOOD, FRUIT, COOK
- a plant that you eat as food: vegetable, (informal) veg (noun U)
What vegetables would you like? ◎ vegetable soup ◎ fruit and veg
- the seeds of certain plants that are eaten as vegetables: beans
broad beans ◎ French bean ◎ a tin of baked beans
Note: bean and pea are countable; corn on the cob is uncountable; the other words can be either countable or uncountable:
a fresh lettuce ◎ a salad made with lettuce, cucumber and tomato.
※ more on potatoes POTATO
- some vegetables can be dried (= have all the water taken out)
dried peas/beans
※ cooking and eating vegetables
- vegetables that are not frozen or bought in tins are fresh
Sorry, we haven't got any fresh peas - only frozen.
- vegetables that have not been cooked are raw
You should eat plenty of raw vegetables.
- a mixture of vegetables, usually uncooked and eaten cold: salad (noun U/C)
Anyone want more salad? ◎ I'd like to order a salad with my main course, please.
- the outer covering of some vegetables: skin (noun U)
onion/potato/tomato skin
- to prepare vegetables to eat, you can wash them (= clean them with water), peel them (= remove the skin with a knife), chop them (= cut them into pieces), slice them (= cut them into flat slices)
Don't forget to wash the lettuce. ◎ Have you peeled the potatoes? ◎ chopped onion ◎ sliced tomatoes
- to cook vegetables, you can boil them (= cook in boiling water) or fry them (= cook in hot fat); adjectives: boiled, fried
boiled cabbage ◎ stir-fried beans and mushrooms
- to remove all the water after cooking vegetables: strain sth, drain sth
※ buying vegetables
- a person who sells fruit and vegetables: greengrocer; a shop that sells fruit and vegetables: greengrocer's (shop)
- you can buy vegetables in a bag, packet, tin (especially AmE can) or jar
a bag of potatoes ◎ a packet of frozen peas ◎ a tin of tomatoes ◎ a jar of pickled onions