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lettuce

/let-is/US // ˈlɛt ɪs //UK // (ˈlɛtɪs) //

生菜,莴苣,生菜类,油菜

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads.
    • : any species of Lactuca.
    • : Slang. U.S. dollar bills; greenbacks.

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Examples

  • We bring a bag of Fritos, a thermos of hot beef chili, and sometimes also a bag of shredded lettuce and cheese.

  • When ready to serve, place 4 pickle slices, if using, on the bottom half of the bun, spoon on some ham salad, add lettuce and top with the other half of the bun.

  • Sainsbury warned Monday that the chaos at Dover could result in gaps on its shelves for items including lettuce, other salad leaves, cauliflowers, and broccoli, as well as fruit.

  • Some count out heads of lettuce pace by pace and then extrapolate by measuring their boots.

  • One day soon, someone will make a lot of money following a computer’s advice about how high to price lettuce, or when to spray for a novel pest, or which fields to harvest and which ones to abandon.

  • They worked all summer and picked peaches, lettuce, or avocados.

  • Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions—on a sesame seed bun.

  • He was eating the meal on which he would play—steak, peas, lettuce, fruit jello, and tea.

  • The sandwich is made with thick tiles of quality bread and adorned with lettuce and tomato.

  • Take your average lunch:  turkey sandwich (white bread, lettuce, mayo, cheese), soft drink, and potato chips.

  • She had scarcely finished speaking when Grandfather Mole poked his head from beneath a head of lettuce.

  • Cash secretly regretted the thirsty death of his radishes and lettuce which he had planted and tended with such optimistic care.

  • And Jimmy Rabbit laughed so heartily that he almost choked over a choice lettuce leaf.

  • Besides cocillana the preparation contains two other obsolete drugs, wild lettuce and euphorbia pilulifera.

  • It adds to the appearance of butter balls and helps to keep them cool if a lettuce leaf is laid in the dish under them.