beet

名词 n. 动词 v.
发音 bēt

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar. countable,uncountable
    — The beet is a hardy species.
  2. A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable. Canada,US,countable,uncountable
    — In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary.
动词 v.
  1. To improve; to mend. dialectal,obsolete,transitive
  2. To kindle a fire. dialectal,obsolete,transitive
  3. To rouse. dialectal,obsolete,transitive

词形变化

beets plural bete alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English bete, from Old English bēte, from Latin bēta, possibly of Celtic origin.
词源 2
From Middle English beten, from Old English bētan.
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