soybean
soybean — 名詞
1. a small, round, pale-coloured seed that comes from a plant originally grown in E
黃豆
可食用的小圓豆，常用於製作豆腐、醬油
a small, round, pale-coloured seed that comes from a plant originally grown in East Asia, used to make food products such as tofu, soy sauce, and soymilk, and also used in feed for farm animals.
Élise stirred soft tofu made from soybeans into her hot pot dinner.
Élise 把用黃豆做成的嫩豆腐拌進她的火鍋裡。
collocation: tofu made from soybeans
Christopher bought a large bag of soybeans to feed his chickens.
Christopher 買了一大袋黃豆來餵他的雞。
Ritu soaked dried soybeans in water overnight before making soymilk.
Ritu 把乾黃豆泡在水裡一整晚，然後做成豆漿。
Kwame sprinkled roasted soybeans over his lunch salad for extra protein.
Kwame 在午餐沙拉上撒了烘烤過的黃豆來增加蛋白質。
The factory turns raw soybeans into cooking oil and animal feed.
這間工廠把生黃豆加工成食用油和動物飼料。
用法筆記
The plural form 'soybeans' is very common when referring to the seeds as a food ingredient or crop. The singular form is often used in compound nouns such as 'soybean oil' or 'soybean paste'.
2. a tall, bushy plant originally from East Asia that produces pods containing soyb
大豆
生產黃豆的豆科植物，廣泛用於農業
a tall, bushy plant originally from East Asia that produces pods containing soybeans and is grown on farms for its seeds, oil, and ability to improve soil quality.
The soybean plants in Valentina's field grew over a metre tall.
Valentina 田裡的大豆植株長到了一公尺多高。
attributive: soybean plants
Hao watched the soybean crop produce tiny purple flowers in late summer.
Hao 觀看大豆作物在夏末開出小小的紫色花朵。
Farmers plant soybeans to add nitrogen back into the tired soil.
農民種植大豆，讓氮素回到貧瘠的土壤中。
Ilan studied how dry weather affects the growth of young soybean plants.
Ilan 研究乾旱天氣如何影響年輕大豆植株的生長。
The soybean crop on Joon's family farm was ready to harvest in October.
Joon 家農場的大豆作物在十月就可以收割了。
用法筆記
When referring to the plant itself, 'soybean' can be used as an attributive noun (e.g., 'soybean plant', 'soybean field') or as a countable noun meaning the whole crop (e.g., 'They grow soybeans in this region').