【avocado】 - AEAS备考词汇

avocado

US:  [ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ]

复数：avocados  

adj.

1.暗黄绿色的

n.

1.【植】鳄梨

2.【植】鳄梨树

3.暗黄绿色

1 . The avocado is colloquially known as the Alligator Pear, reflecting its shape and the leather-like appearance of its skin.
鳄梨也就是俗称“AlligatorPear（鳄梨）”，反映了它的形状和像皮革的外皮。

2 . Avocado reaches out with his fleshy, hairy arm and touches Tweener's chin, "Look, she's just a baby. "
Avocado伸出他肥胖多毛的手臂，摸着Tweener的下巴，“看，‘她’还只是个小孩子。”

3 . Nearly half of the trickle irrigation in the United States is in California, some of it in avocado orchards with slopes up to 50% to 60%.
美国接近半数的滴灌面积在加利福尼亚州，其中一些滴灌面积上种植鳄梨，地面坡度达50%或60%。

4 . Add a bit of avocado to a sandwich or spinach salad to up the amount of heart-healthy fats in your diet.
在你的三明治或者菠菜沙拉中加一点鳄梨可以增加你食谱中对心脏有好处的脂肪酸。

5 . Halve the avocado and remove the pit. Use a spoon to scoop out the avocado flesh and place in a bowl. Reserve the shells for serving.
牛油果纵切对半去核。勺出牛油果肉放入碗里。牛油果壳预留用来盛蘸酱用。