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单词 tomato
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Definition of tomato in English:

tomato

nounPlural tomatoes təˈmɑːtəʊtəˈmeɪdoʊ
  • 1A glossy red, or occasionally yellow, pulpy edible fruit that is eaten as a vegetable or in salad.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lycopene is one of the pigments that colour tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables red, orange or yellow.
    • So now I'm having a bet each way, with a warm salad of aubergine, tomato and mozzarella.
    • I make salad with avocados, tomato, lettuce and spring onions, with an olive oil and red wine dressing.
    • Stir in the tomato: test the vegetables again for seasoning and allow the mixture to cool.
    • Toss the pasta with the tomato and serve, topped with pieces of the crisped pancetta.
    • Divide the polenta between four plates, top with the grilled tomatoes and shake over a few drizzles of olive oil.
    • Tear up the coriander leaves and toss them with the tomatoes, onions, a grinding of black pepper and the olive oil.
    • Strew the mozzarella and tomatoes over the pizzas, then add the pancetta, ruffling it up a bit.
    • Stewing tomatoes in olive oil makes lycopene more available to the body.
    • Put the onions, peppers and tomatoes on a piece of foil on a baking sheet and place in the oven.
    • Throw in lots of vegetables and canned tomatoes, beans and lentils, rice and pasta.
    • His cuisine includes dishes with cheese and tomatoes and cheese salad is one of his favourite.
    • Place the salad in a bowl and top with the tomatoes, feta and warm aubergine.
    • We added figs, asparagus, tomatoes, plums, walnuts, cheeses and a goodly amount more wine.
    • Paul came round for dinner and I did pasta, and picked us fresh yellow tomatoes from the greenhouse.
    • Let me just say that there is no place in here for tomatoes, cucumbers or fancy frisée lettuce.
    • Carefully tip in the tomatoes, onion rings and garlic, then mix into the oil.
    • Season the tomatoes with black pepper and put them under the grill.
    • Mix the tomatoes with the parsley and olives, capers, olive oil, lemon juice and pepper.
    • Cow's milk, wheat, tomatoes sugar and fruit are some of the most common triggers.
    1. 1.1mass noun The bright red colour of a ripe tomato.
      she got into the tomato Mini and drove away
      as modifier a tomato red sweatshirt
      Example sentencesExamples
      • His thoughts catching up to him, his face turned a wonderful shade of tomato red.
      • My face turned an unattractive shade of tomato red, clashing with my hair.
      • Unlike Chinese red, tomato red is not quite as bright, having more orange and white than does a true bright red.
      • A flush of red crept up Kiri's neck, turning her already rosy pink face tomato red.
      • Shana's face darkened from pale pink to tomato red in a matter of seconds.
      • Alex turned sharply to look in their direction and Denise turned tomato red.
      • She is plainly dressed in a tomato red T-shirt and beige trousers.
      • Her breathing began to slow down, much to my relief, and her tomato red color began to ebb.
      • The smile that had been on Leah's face faded, and her face went tomato red.
      • Nicci turned a lovely shade of tomato red.
      • All I could do was hope they stopped talking about this as I turned tomato red.
      • I didn't want anyone to see my tomato red face so I placed it firmly down on the cold hard surface.
  • 2The South American plant of the nightshade family that produces the tomato. It is widely grown as a cash crop and many varieties have been developed.

    Lycopersicon esculentum, family Solanaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They discussed some tips for planting summer crops like tomatoes and capsicums.
    • Consider how conventional plant breeders would develop a disease-resistant tomato.
    • If you would like to grow your tomatoes from seed, firstly you need to source the variety you want to grow.
    • They also dug over an area of ground which will be used to grow herbs and tomatoes for the school kitchen.
    • On tomatoes, pinch out all side shoots at leaf axils when they are about an inch long.
    • Sucrose synthase genes have also been isolated from sucrose- or hexose-storing plants such as tomato and sugar beet.
    • In the garden at the back my aunt grew tomatoes, greens and lettuces.
    • Blossom-end rot occurs in tomatoes grown in fields or glasshouses as a horticultural crop.
    • Until you've grown your own tomatoes, you cannot imagine what dangers exist out there.
    • Plant your tomatoes in July so they are flowering when the temperature is rising.
    • In the last few years he still had onions and tomatoes growing in the flowerbeds he tended with care.
    • Mr. Ferro has grown tomatoes for the whole town for more than 30 years, and he never had anyone to help him.
    • I hope he manages to derive some pleasure from growing tomatoes and radishes.
    • These include new varieties of cotton, potato, tobacco, tomato and clove.
    • Grandad grew everything, but the plants that set me on the right track were sweet peas and tomatoes.
    • I personally think if you can only grow two plants it should be a pot of tomatoes and a pot of basil.

Derivatives

  • tomatoey

  • adjective təˈmɑːtəʊitəˈmeɪdoʊi
    • Having the taste or flavour of tomatoes.

      spaghetti with a rich tomatoey sauce
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A speciality not to miss is the simple but delicious spaghetti alla vongole - spaghetti with clams - and not a drop of tomatoey gloop in sight.
      • I think I'm going to try and make them into a tomatoey sauce.
      • It is leftover chickeny tomatoey pasta from Thursday.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French, Spanish, or Portuguese tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl.

Rhymes

agitato, Ambato, castrato, esparto, inamorato, legato, moderato, obbligato (US obligato), ostinato, pizzicato, rubato, staccato, vibrato, Waikato
 
 

Definition of tomato in US English:

tomato

nountəˈmeɪdoʊtəˈmādō
  • 1A glossy red, or occasionally yellow, pulpy edible fruit that is eaten as a vegetable or in salad.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Strew the mozzarella and tomatoes over the pizzas, then add the pancetta, ruffling it up a bit.
    • Lycopene is one of the pigments that colour tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables red, orange or yellow.
    • Season the tomatoes with black pepper and put them under the grill.
    • Throw in lots of vegetables and canned tomatoes, beans and lentils, rice and pasta.
    • Paul came round for dinner and I did pasta, and picked us fresh yellow tomatoes from the greenhouse.
    • I make salad with avocados, tomato, lettuce and spring onions, with an olive oil and red wine dressing.
    • Stir in the tomato: test the vegetables again for seasoning and allow the mixture to cool.
    • Tear up the coriander leaves and toss them with the tomatoes, onions, a grinding of black pepper and the olive oil.
    • Put the onions, peppers and tomatoes on a piece of foil on a baking sheet and place in the oven.
    • So now I'm having a bet each way, with a warm salad of aubergine, tomato and mozzarella.
    • Cow's milk, wheat, tomatoes sugar and fruit are some of the most common triggers.
    • Toss the pasta with the tomato and serve, topped with pieces of the crisped pancetta.
    • His cuisine includes dishes with cheese and tomatoes and cheese salad is one of his favourite.
    • Let me just say that there is no place in here for tomatoes, cucumbers or fancy frisée lettuce.
    • Divide the polenta between four plates, top with the grilled tomatoes and shake over a few drizzles of olive oil.
    • Mix the tomatoes with the parsley and olives, capers, olive oil, lemon juice and pepper.
    • Place the salad in a bowl and top with the tomatoes, feta and warm aubergine.
    • We added figs, asparagus, tomatoes, plums, walnuts, cheeses and a goodly amount more wine.
    • Carefully tip in the tomatoes, onion rings and garlic, then mix into the oil.
    • Stewing tomatoes in olive oil makes lycopene more available to the body.
    1. 1.1 The bright red color of a ripe tomato.
      she got into the tomato Mini and drove away
      as modifier a tomato red sweatshirt
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nicci turned a lovely shade of tomato red.
      • She is plainly dressed in a tomato red T-shirt and beige trousers.
      • Her breathing began to slow down, much to my relief, and her tomato red color began to ebb.
      • All I could do was hope they stopped talking about this as I turned tomato red.
      • My face turned an unattractive shade of tomato red, clashing with my hair.
      • His thoughts catching up to him, his face turned a wonderful shade of tomato red.
      • A flush of red crept up Kiri's neck, turning her already rosy pink face tomato red.
      • Alex turned sharply to look in their direction and Denise turned tomato red.
      • I didn't want anyone to see my tomato red face so I placed it firmly down on the cold hard surface.
      • The smile that had been on Leah's face faded, and her face went tomato red.
      • Shana's face darkened from pale pink to tomato red in a matter of seconds.
      • Unlike Chinese red, tomato red is not quite as bright, having more orange and white than does a true bright red.
  • 2The South American plant of the nightshade family that produces the tomato. It is widely grown as a cash crop and many varieties have been developed.

    Lycopersicon esculentum, family Solanaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They also dug over an area of ground which will be used to grow herbs and tomatoes for the school kitchen.
    • I personally think if you can only grow two plants it should be a pot of tomatoes and a pot of basil.
    • Until you've grown your own tomatoes, you cannot imagine what dangers exist out there.
    • Consider how conventional plant breeders would develop a disease-resistant tomato.
    • In the garden at the back my aunt grew tomatoes, greens and lettuces.
    • Sucrose synthase genes have also been isolated from sucrose- or hexose-storing plants such as tomato and sugar beet.
    • These include new varieties of cotton, potato, tobacco, tomato and clove.
    • Grandad grew everything, but the plants that set me on the right track were sweet peas and tomatoes.
    • They discussed some tips for planting summer crops like tomatoes and capsicums.
    • On tomatoes, pinch out all side shoots at leaf axils when they are about an inch long.
    • Plant your tomatoes in July so they are flowering when the temperature is rising.
    • If you would like to grow your tomatoes from seed, firstly you need to source the variety you want to grow.
    • Blossom-end rot occurs in tomatoes grown in fields or glasshouses as a horticultural crop.
    • In the last few years he still had onions and tomatoes growing in the flowerbeds he tended with care.
    • Mr. Ferro has grown tomatoes for the whole town for more than 30 years, and he never had anyone to help him.
    • I hope he manages to derive some pleasure from growing tomatoes and radishes.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French, Spanish, or Portuguese tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl.

 
 
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