英语词汇“carrot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

car•rot n.

Plant Biology[countable] a plant of the parsley family, having fernlike leaves and small white flowers.
Plant Biologythe long, orange to yellow root of this plant, eaten raw or cooked: [countable]Chop the five carrots into pieces.[uncountable]Take the boiled carrot and strain it.
something offered as an incentive to encourage someone to do something:[countable]Can you give the union leaders a carrot to bring their members to reason?

car•rot•y, adj.: bright orange, carroty hair.

car•rot n.

Plant Biologya plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
Plant Biologythe nutritious, orange to yellow root of this plant, eaten raw or cooked.
something hoped for or promised as a lure or incentive:To boost productivity, leaders hinted at the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers.Cf. stick¹ (def. 8).

v.t.

Textilesto treat (furs) with mercuric nitrate preparatory to felting.

Greek karōtón, derivative of kárē head, with suffix as in kephalōtón onion, derivative of kephalé̄ head
Late Latin carōta
Middle French carotte
1525–35

carrot /ˈkærət/ n

an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota sativa, with finely divided leaves and flat clusters of small white flowers
the long tapering orange root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
something offered as a lure or incentive
carrot and stick ⇒ reward and punishment as methods of persuasion

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French carotte, from Late Latin carōta, from Greek karōton; perhaps related to Greek karē head

单词	carrot
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 car•rot /ˈkærət/USA pronunciation n. Plant Biology[countable] a plant of the parsley family, having fernlike leaves and small white flowers. Plant Biologythe long, orange to yellow root of this plant, eaten raw or cooked: [countable]Chop the five carrots into pieces.[uncountable]Take the boiled carrot and strain it. something offered as an incentive to encourage someone to do something:[countable]Can you give the union leaders a carrot to bring their members to reason? car•rot•y, adj.: bright orange, carroty hair. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 car•rot (kar′ət),USA pronunciation n. Plant Biologya plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root. Plant Biologythe nutritious, orange to yellow root of this plant, eaten raw or cooked. something hoped for or promised as a lure or incentive:To boost productivity, leaders hinted at the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers.Cf. stick¹ (def. 8). v.t. Textilesto treat (furs) with mercuric nitrate preparatory to felting. Greek karōtón, derivative of kárē head, with suffix as in kephalōtón onion, derivative of kephalé̄ head Late Latin carōta Middle French carotte 1525–35 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: carrot /ˈkærət/ n an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota sativa, with finely divided leaves and flat clusters of small white flowers the long tapering orange root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable something offered as a lure or incentive carrot and stick ⇒ reward and punishment as methods of persuasion Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French carotte, from Late Latin carōta, from Greek karōton; perhaps related to Greek karē head
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