potato /pəˈteitəu/ n.(pl.potatoes)马铃薯，土豆；[喻]小人物：baked potatoes烤马铃薯；sweet potato甘薯；peel/scrape potatoes削/剥/刮土豆皮；potato chip(crisp)炸薯条（炸薯片）My brother likes potatoes very much, but I don't care for them.我弟弟很喜欢吃土豆, 可我不喜欢。They are small potatoes.他们是些微不足道的人。