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cucumber

/kyoo-kuhm-ber/US // ˈkyu kʌm bər //UK // (ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə) //

小黄瓜,黄瓜,小黃瓜,小青瓜

Related Words

currency货币greenback绿钞,绿钞票,绿票子,美钞buck龅牙,降压,降压药,牡蛎clam蛤蜊,蛤蛤,蛤,蛤蛎certificate证书,证明书,证明,证件ace王牌,王牌产品,王牌特工,王牌特工队bill账单,帐单,钞票,法案note备注,注,注意,说明single单,单一,单单,单个one-spot单点,一个点,单点式,一斑folding money折叠钱,折钱,折叠货币,折叠币legal tender法定货币,合法货币,合法的货币,法定的货币bank note银行票据,纸币,银票,银行券

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a creeping plant, Cucumis sativus, of the gourd family, occurring in many cultivated forms.
    • : the edible, fleshy fruit of this plant, of a cylindrical shape with rounded ends and having a green, warty skin.
    • : any of various allied or similar plants.
    • : the fruit of any such plant.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as indollar
Synonyms
currency货币greenback绿钞,绿钞票,绿票子,美钞ace王牌,王牌产品,王牌特工,王牌特工队bill账单,帐单,钞票,法案buck龅牙,降压,降压药,牡蛎certificate证书,证明书,证明,证件clam蛤蜊,蛤蛤,蛤,蛤蛎note备注,注,注意,说明one-spot单点,一个点,单点式,一斑single单,单一,单单,单个bank note银行票据,纸币,银票,银行券folding money折叠钱,折钱,折叠货币,折叠币legal tender法定货币,合法货币,合法的货币,法定的货币

Examples

  • In a large bowl, toss the watermelon and cucumber until combined.

  • Ruiz includes slices of cucumber in his tiritas, for extra crunch, and a bit of olive oil, which brings out the silkiness of the fish.

  • It produces quarter-sized blue flowers that connoisseurs say taste a bit like cucumber.

  • Then, pile on thinly sliced or matchstick-cut cucumbers, roasted peanuts, sliced scallions and lots of fresh cilantro.

  • If you are making granita out of, say, watermelon or cucumber, neither of which is a particular fibrous specimen, you can puree them directly.

  • Try explaining what a cucumber tastes like to a 19th century Inuit.

  • Together, we decide that the drink should be called a Cucumber Superlative.

  • Allergies—Mix one part cucumber juice with one part beet root juice and three parts carrot juice.

  • “That scallop dish is just a raw scallop with a grilled cucumber and cucumber vinaigrette,” said McGarry.

  • Basil, cucumber, mangoes, the cooing of turtledoves on torrid afternoons, the screech of buses coming to a sudden halt.

  • Scarcely less inspiring were the cucumber-trees, or mountain magnolias, which here reached the perfection of growth.

  • Ornament the top with chopped aspic and alternate slices of lemon and cucumber round.

  • Arrange the pieces of rabbit in a circle, put the cucumber in the middle, and pour the sauce over the fillets.

  • Make a sauce of white stock, and put the pieces of rabbit into it with the cucumber until it is quite done.

  • Encouraged by his success, Cucumber fell to capering about in a squatting position, singing the refrain of: 'Shildi-budildi!'

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