veg

veg — 名詞

1. plants such as carrots, potatoes, or cabbage that people eat as food — used in i

1.名詞A2
釋義

蔬菜

蔬菜的英式非正式說法

plants such as carrots, potatoes, or cabbage that people eat as food — used in informal British English rather than the full form 'vegetables'.

例句

Sora always piles his plate high with veg at dinner.

Sora 晚餐時總是把盤子堆滿蔬菜。

collocation: piles his plate with veg

The children refused to eat their veg until Constanza added cheese sauce.

在 Constanza 加了起司醬之前，孩子們都不肯吃青菜。

collocation: eat your veg

同義詞
  • vegetables

    the full form, used in both formal and informal contexts across all English varieties

  • veggies

    informal term used in both British and American English; slightly more playful than 'veg'

  • greens

    informal term that often refers specifically to leafy vegetables rather than all vegetables

文法句型

veg (as uncountable noun used collectively)

用法筆記

Frequently used as an uncountable mass noun ('some veg', 'more veg'). The clipped form is standard in everyday British speech but is rarely used in formal writing, where 'vegetables' is preferred.

常見錯誤

❌I need to buy some veg for the salad' (in American English).
✅I need to buy some veggies for the salad.
💡'veg' as a noun is not standard in American English; 'veggies' or 'vegetables' is used instead.