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.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.