leek

[li:k]

n. 韭葱

例句与用法：

Lovers live by love, as larks live by leeks.

情侣靠爱情生活，正象云雀靠韭葱生活一样。

He is always confusing wheat with leek.

他对麦苗和韭菜总是辨别不清。

A thick, creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions, usually served cold.

维希冷汤一种用韭葱和洋葱调味的粘稠的奶油土豆汤，通常冷食

It serves you right if he did make you eat the leek in public; you should not be so boastful.

如果他真地要你当众收回海口，那你也是活该; 你本不该那样自吹自擂。

详细释义：

n.

【植】韭葱[C]

When I was young I grew some leeks in a pot.

小时候我曾在花盆里种了些韭葱。

短语词组：

eat the leek

1. 忍气吞声

She had to eat the leek then.

当时她只得忍受屈辱。

not worth a leek

1. 毫无价值

What he said is not worth a leek.

他所说的话毫无价值。