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veg

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++veg1 /vedʒ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English informal  1vegetables 蔬菜 fruit and veg 水果和蔬菜
Examples from the Corpus
vegThis 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)  1veg 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 table
Examples from the Corpus
vegWe were just vegging out in front of the TV.
Origin veg (1900-2000) vegetate veg1 (1900-2000) vegetable
vegetables Corpus


veg
I
veg1 /vedʒ/ noun [uncountable and countable] British English informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: vegetable
vegetables:
    fruit and veg

II
veg2 verb (past tense and past participle vegged, present participle vegging, third person singular vegges)
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: vegetate

     
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.


vegBrE /vedʒ/ 🔊NAmE /vedʒ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (
plural
veg
)
(BrE, informal) a vegetable or vegetables 蔬菜a fruit and veg stall水果蔬菜摊位He likes the traditional meat and two veg for his main meal. 他主餐喜欢传统的一荤两素。🔊🔊
vegBrE /vedʒ/ 🔊NAmE /vedʒ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they veg BrE /vedʒ/ 🔊 NAmE /vedʒ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it vegges BrE /ˈvedʒɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈvedʒɪz/ 🔊past simple vegged BrE /vedʒd/ 🔊 NAmE /vedʒd/ 🔊past participle vegged BrE /vedʒd/ 🔊 NAmE /vedʒd/ 🔊 -ing form vegging BrE /ˈvedʒɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈvedʒɪŋ/ 🔊 ˌveg ˈout(informal) to relax by doing sth that needs very little effort, for example watching television 消遣;休闲