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Salad - 英语词汇详解 (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：a cold dish of raw vegetables (Salad)
Salad
/ˈsæl.əd/
n.
A cold dish mainly made of raw vegetables, sometimes with fruits, meat, or dressing.
a cold dish of raw vegetables
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/ə kəʊld dɪʃ ɒv rɔː ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
n.
A dish consisting mainly of raw vegetables, often lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, sometimes with added fruits, meat, cheese, or dressing.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Latin 'sal' (salt) through Old French 'salade', originally meaning 'salted vegetables'.
💡 Mnemonic
Think of 'salt' + 'ade' — a salty mixture of greens that refreshes you.
📖 Example
For a quick and healthy lunch, I often make a salad with lettuce, tomatoes, and a light vinaigrette.
For a quick and healthy lunch, I often make a salad with lettuce, tomatoes, and a light vinaigrette.
🔗 Collocations
garden salad – a salad made with fresh garden vegetables
toss a salad – to mix the ingredients of a salad together
salad dressing – a sauce used to flavor a salad
🔄 Synonyms
green dish (n.) – a dish consisting mainly of leafy vegetables
vegetable mix (n.) – a combination of various raw vegetables
🚫 Antonyms
cooked meal (n.) – a dish that has been heated or prepared by cooking
🌱 Derivatives
salad bowl (n.) – a large bowl for serving salad
📖 Cultural Story
The word 'salad' originates from the Latin 'sal' (salt), as raw vegetables were traditionally seasoned with salt. The dish evolved from simple salted greens in ancient Rome to the diverse cold dish we know today.
Meaning 2：a mixture of diverse elements (Salad)
Salad
/ˈsæl.əd/
n.
A mixture of various different things.
a mixture of diverse elements
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/ə ˈmɪkstʃər ɒv daɪˈvɜːs ˈelɪmənts/
n.
A collection or combination of various different things, often used metaphorically to describe a diverse assortment.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
The city is a cultural salad, where traditions from all over the world blend together harmoniously.
The city is a cultural salad, where traditions from all over the world blend together harmoniously.
🔗 Collocations
cultural salad – a diverse mix of cultural elements
word salad – a confused or unintelligible mixture of words
fruit salad of ideas – a disorganized blend of different concepts
🔄 Synonyms
medley (n.) – a varied mixture of different items or elements
assortment (n.) – a collection of various kinds of things
🚫 Antonyms
uniformity (n.) – the state of being consistent or identical throughout
🌱 Derivatives
salad bar (n.) – a buffet-style selection of salad ingredients
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