rosemary
rosemary — noun
1. a small bush with thin, grey-green leaves that have a strong, sweet smell. In co
a small bush with thin, grey-green leaves that have a strong, sweet smell. In cooking, the leaves season meat, vegetables, and breads. The leaves are also put into perfumes and soaps for their pleasant scent.
Hoa picked a few sprigs of rosemary from the garden for the pasta sauce.
collocation: sprig of rosemary / pick rosemary
A rosemary bush grows well in dry, sunny places and needs very little water.
collocation: [plant] grows well in [conditions]
Folake bought a small pot of rosemary at the weekend market for her balcony.
The smell of rosemary and lemon filled the kitchen as Yael prepared the fish.
Vinícius added dried rosemary to the bread dough before baking it.
文法句型
rosemary as uncountable: the herb as a substance or ingredient
a rosemary / rosemary bush as countable: the plant itself
用法筆記
Rosemary can be treated as uncountable when referring to the leaves as a food ingredient ('add some rosemary'), or as countable when referring to the living plant or its varieties ('a rosemary', 'three rosemary bushes').
常見錯誤
❗ 'Rosemarry' or 'rosmary' ✅ 'rosemary' — the spelling has one 'r' after 'rose' and no 'r' between 'm' and 'a'.
❗ 'Rosemary is a kind of flower' ✅ 'Rosemary is a bush with needle-like leaves and small blue or purple flowers.' — the plant's leaves, not its flowers, are what make it famous in cooking.