salad
n
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(a) [C, U] (dish of) chopped, usu raw, vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, often seasoned with oil, vinegar, etc 色拉; (一盘)凉拌生菜
prepare/mix a salad 调配[调拌]色拉
cold beef and salad 牛肉和生菜冷盘
[attrib 作定语]
a salad bowl, shaker, etc 色拉碗、 搅拌器等.
(b) [C, U] (dish of a) specified food served with salad (一盘)有色拉的凉拌食品
a/some chicken, ham, lobster, etc salad 一盘[一些]凉拌鸡肉、 火腿、 龙虾等色拉.
2 [U] lettuce, endive or other green vegetable suitable for eating raw 生菜(适於生吃的). =>illus 见插图.
3 (idm 习语) one's `salad days time when one is young and inexperienced 少不更事的时期
I was in my salad days then, and fell in love easily. 我那时年纪轻、 涉世未深, 极易堕入情网.
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
美洲土著人捕捉野马,加以驯服。
The man who had been working on the repairs mentioned the curious way their cigarettes burned and tasted.
一直在干修理工作的人提起了他们的香烟点燃时奇怪的样子以及怪怪的味道。
The Indians declared that this Pass Law was unfair. Some of them publicly burnt their permits and many of them were put in prison.