beet

US:  [biːt]

复数：beets  

n.

1.【植】甜菜根;糖萝卜

2.【植】甜菜

1 . Jimmie was there, his face red as a beet, and beside him was his spouse, a fine buxom Frenchwoman with glittering eyes.
吉米在店里，脸红得像棵甜菜，他太太站在他身边，是一个眼睛明亮、胸脯丰满的漂亮法国女人。

2 . When sugar beet growers switched to the new varieties two years ago, they did not expect legal problems.
两年前，甜菜农们换用新品种时并没想到有法律问题。

3 . Jim's face was red as a beet after he made the foolish mistake.
犯了那个愚蠢的错误，吉米的脸涨得像红甜菜。

4 . But now I reasoned that if Willem grew up on the purest whole-wheat bread and beet salad, perhaps junk food was the key to a long life.
但现在看来，既然威廉是靠全麦面包和甜菜沙拉喂大的，那么可能垃圾食品倒是活得久的关键。

5 . I confess that I have never cooked, shredded or otherwise prepared a beet in my home, but I now wonder if I'm missing out.
我承认，我从没在家炒过这菜，切丝或别样方式做过这菜。但我现在开始怀疑我是不是错过了一样好东西。