cucumber既能做可数名词,又能做不可数名词。例如,Cucumber is good for soothing tired eyes。黄瓜有助于舒缓眼部疲劳。
cucumber 既可用作可数名词也可用作不可数名词,但用法不同:
若是指一根一根的黄瓜,它是可数的。
若指作为食物的黄瓜或指切碎的黄瓜,则是不可数的。
但有时也可用作可数名词,如下面两句显然是作为食物的黄瓜或指切碎的黄瓜,但它们用了复数:
Fill the bread with a mixture of lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. 把生菜、西红柿和黄瓜混在一起放在面包里。
I made a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, with a dressing of oil and vinegar. 我用莴苣、西红柿、黄瓜做色拉,放上油和醋作调味品。
This cucumber plant is climbing.
这棵黄瓜爬蔓了。
A cucumber was sliced into rounds.
黄瓜被切成了圆片。
Bess stabbed a slice of cucumber
贝丝叉起一片黄瓜。
Cut the cucumber into matchsticks.
将黄瓜切成细条。