carrot

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkæɹət/    美 /ˈkæɹət/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus. countable,uncountable
    — In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary.
  2. A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange). countable,uncountable
  3. Any motivational tool; an incentive to do something. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — Essentially, lawmakers replaced the sticks with carrots.
  4. Someone from a rural background. UK,countable,derogatory,slang,uncountable
  5. A police officer from somewhere within the British Isles, but specifically outside of Greater London. UK,countable,slang,uncountable
  6. A redhead; a ginger-haired person countable,slang,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To treat (an animal pelt) with a solution of mercuric nitrate as part of felt manufacture. transitive

词形变化

carrots plural carrots present,singular,third-person carroting participle,present carroted participle,past carroted past

词汇关系

衍生词
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相关词
Queen Anne's lace

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English karette and Middle French carotte, both from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρωτόν (karōtón). Doublet of carotte and related to caraway. Displaced native Middle English more, from Old English more, moru (“edible root, parsnip, carrot”), related to German Möhre (“carrot”).
* Noun sense of "motivational tool" refers to carrot and stick.
* Verb sense in felt manufacture refers to the orange colour of drying furs.
词源 2
Inherited from Middle English karette and Middle French carotte, both from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρωτόν (karōtón). Doublet of carotte and related to caraway. Displaced native Middle English more, from Old English more, moru (“edible root, parsnip, carrot”), related to German Möhre (“carrot”).
* Noun sense of "motivational tool" refers to carrot and stick.
* Verb sense in felt manufacture refers to the orange colour of drying furs.
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