cabbage

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cab·bage /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ ●●○ noun  1. HBP[countable, uncountable] a large round vegetable with thick green or purple leaves 卷心菜，洋白菜，甘蓝 →5 see picture at 见图 vegetable12. MI[countable] British English informal someone who cannot think, move, speak etc as a result of brain injury 植物人 SYN vegetable →4  See picture of 见图 VEGETABLE

Examples from the Corpus

cabbage• But along comes a cabbage root fly, whose larvae feed on the roots.• Do they still boil cabbage to a soupy pulp in Britain, and pour the vitamin C down the drain?• Whether you are cultivating cabbages or grapes, care is needed to achieve a good harvest: good grapes make good wine.• Geoffrey as quartermaster issued Joe with three kilos of rice, a couple of dried cabbage, and some dried pork.• But by the time Daley was born, most people had stopped raising cabbage and had taken to raising politicians.• Add the red cabbage and saute for an additional five minutes.• The red cabbage salad is an extra treat on the plate.• Almost by return, he was hit by a missile which looked like a rotting cabbage.Origin cabbage (1400-1500) French caboche “head”

cab·bage nounChineseSyllable  

leaves round vegetable or thick a Corpus large green purple with

cabbage
cab‧bage /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ noun
1. [uncountable and countable] a large round vegetable with thick green or purple leaves
2. [countable] British English informal someone who cannot think, move, speak etc as a result of brain injury
   SYN  vegetable

cab·bageBrE /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun

[uncountable, countable] a round vegetable with large green, purplish-red or white leaves that can be eaten raw or cooked 甘蓝；卷心菜；洋白菜◆Do you like cabbage? 你喜欢卷心菜吗？🔊🔊◆two cabbages两棵洋白菜◆white/red cabbage 白色的／红色的洋白菜  ➡  see also Chinese cabbage, pak choi [countable] (BrE) = vegetable (2)