pea

pea — noun

1. one of the little green seeds found in a long pod, usually cooked and served wit

1.名詞B1
釋義

one of the little green seeds found in a long pod, usually cooked and served with other food

例句

Mina shelled peas into a blue bowl beside the sink.

collocation: shell peas

The cook stirred peas into the rice before lunch.

usually plural for the food

同義詞
  • bean

    a broader word for many seeds that grow in pods, not only peas

  • lentil

    a much smaller, flatter seed, usually brown, green, or red

  • chickpea

    a larger, rounder pale seed with a firmer texture

文法句型

a pea

a bowl of peas

peas with rice

用法筆記

Usually plural when talking about the vegetable as food, as in frozen peas or peas with fish. Use the singular only for one seed, as in A pea fell on the floor.

常見錯誤

❌Please buy a bag of pea.
✅Please buy a bag of peas.
💡When talking about the vegetable as food, English usually uses the plural form.