🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典:
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯!)
最近搜尋:
BNC: 16499 COCA: 12748

leek

noun

: a biennial garden herb (Allium porrum synonym A. ampeloprasum porrum) of the lily family that is commonly grown as an annual for its mildly pungent succulent linear leaves and especially for its thick cylindrical stalk

Illustration of leek

Illustration of leek

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Daily Harvest discontinued its French lentil and leek crumbles as of June 17. Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 31 July 2022 Annual flowers and vegetables to grow include cleome, geranium, vinca, wax begonia, rhubarb, tomato, leek, asparagus, onion, potato, and squash. Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 Daily Harvest, which is also facing lawsuits, issued a recall of its French lentil and leek crumbles, which contain tara flour, and the FDA is investigating the outbreak. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 The seasonal menu can include a divine seabass ceviche, calamarata pasta, orzotto with scallops, a simple linguine with butter, anchovies, spicy taralli, broccoli and sweet garlic and Wagyu, black garlic, leek, caviar and chorizo. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 11 July 2022 An Oklahoma woman filed a product liability and personal injury lawsuit against Daily Harvest after nearly 500 people were allegedly sickened by the company’s French lentil and leek crumbles. Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2022 Approximately 28,000 packages of the French lentil and leek crumbles were produced between April 28 and June 17, according to the company. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 That goal is realized in the first course of the Kaiseki-style tasting menu, a steaming bowl of leek-miso soup. Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 17 May 2022 With Almany standing by, Goodman and his two chefs seared slices of young jackfruit that had been prepared à la Barigoule, a braise in white wine, herbs, lemon and aromatics like leek, garlic and onion. Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English lēac; akin to Old High German louh leek

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leek was before the 12th century

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime