veg
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++veg1 /vedʒ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English informal 1 vegetables 蔬菜 fruit and veg 水果和蔬菜
Examples from the Corpus
veg• This was well before it became a tourist attraction, when it was still a fruit and veg market.• And that is not just for horticultural produce like fruit and veg, which are already the subject of strict production standards.• Fresh meat, fruit and veg.• I was down the market every day with my shopper, dear, for veg.• Fresh veg come already cleaned and cheese already grated - and you can go shopping on Sunday straight from Church.• The heap of lumber on my neighbour's veg patch grew to monstrous proportions.• Down with Roast beef and two veg!• Two veg and Oxo gravy is not my style.veg2 verb (vegged, vegging, vegges) 1 veg out phrasal verb spoken informal to be very lazy and spend time doing very little 懒散地打发时间 Ralph vegged out in front of the TV all day again. 拉尔夫又整天坐在电视机前打发时光了。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
veg• We were just vegging out in front of the TV.Origin veg (1900-2000) vegetate veg1 (1900-2000) vegetablevegetables Corpus
veg
veg1 /vedʒ/
noun [uncountable and countable] British English informal
fruit and veg
veg2
verb (past tense and past participle vegged, present participle vegging, third person singular vegges)
veg out phrasal verb spoken informal
to be very lazy and spend time doing very little:
Ralph vegged out in front of the TV all day again.
| I |
noun [uncountable and countable] British English informal Date: 1900-2000
Origin: vegetable
vegetables:Origin: vegetable
| II |
verb (past tense and past participle vegged, present participle vegging, third person singular vegges) Date: 1900-2000
Origin: vegetate
Origin: vegetate
veg out phrasal verb spoken informal
to be very lazy and spend time doing very little: