vegetable /ˈvedʒitəbl/ n.［c］ 蔬菜；植物：grow vegetables 种菜；live on vegetables 吃素；eat plenty of vegetables吃大量的蔬菜Vegetable oils and vegetable dyes come from vegetables. 植物油和植物染料都是从植物中提取的。
vegetarian /ˌvedʒiˈtɛəriən/ n. [c] 吃素的人；素食者；素食主义者：She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。She became a strict vegetarian two years ago.两年前她成为严格的素食主义者。
vegetation /ˌvedʒiˈteiʃən/ n. ［u］ 植物，草木(总称)：natural vegetation 自然植物；tropical vegetation 热带植物 There’s not much vegetation in deserts. 沙漠里植物很少。
