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pea

/pee/US // pi //UK // (piː) //

豌豆,豆子,小豆子,豆豆

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural peas, pease or peas·en [pee-zuhn]. /ˈpi zən/.

    • : the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
    • : the plant itself.
    • : the green, somewhat inflated pod of this plant.
    • : any of various related or similar plants or their seed, as the chickpea.
    • : something resembling a pea, especially in being small and round.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to, growing, containing, or cooked with peas: We cultivated some tomato vines and a pea patch.
    • : small or small and round.
    • : pea coal.

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Examples

  • Its earthiness balances this salad of sweet, fresh peas, butter and bright mint.

  • This task for an ingredient like peas is done by nature, but others will require a bit of knife work.

  • Reduce the heat to low and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until the peas have lost their shape and the soup looks creamy, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

  • Swap in beans, peas, or eggs for meats, and consume plenty of fruits, veggies, and whole grains.

  • They tasted at the big four — Inglenook, Beaulieu, Charles Krug, and Louis Martini — and lunched with a winery publicist on ravioli, chicken with mushrooms, and small, sweet spring peas.

  • These days they are occasional meteorological irruptions, white river mists, not dense and toxic industrial pea-soupers.

  • When we meet, Yeonmi is impeccably dressed in a red pea coat and heels, her long hair pulled back in a ponytail.

  • “This poor guy has a pea coat on,” he says, pointing to a well-dressed youngster in the front row.

  • Pea Tear Griffon” is singing what goes up must come down while reading Nathaniel Hawthorne.

  • A couple weeks ago, I found a pea-sized shard of shrapnel from a past attack in a parking lot.

  • With this company he had rendered valiant service in the campaign which ended with the battle of Pea Ridge.

  • He is a Confederate soldier who was cruelly wounded at Pea Ridge, and found his way here.

  • Most of this work I did alone, leaving Mike free for other tasks, and Joe free to cut the pea brush.

  • I have never seen a pea-green monkey before, and it strikes me you are quite gorgeous.

  • Not all at once did the pea-sticks become builders' scaffold-poles, the lines of string the plotting-out of streets.