cucumber
/ˈkju:kʌmbə(r); `kjukʌmbɚ/ n
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(a) [C, U] long green-skinned fleshy vegetable used raw in sandwiches and salads, or pickled 黄瓜
a huge cucumber 一条大黄瓜
Have some cucumber. 吃点黄瓜吧. *[attrib 作定语]
cucumber salad, sandwiches, etc 有黄瓜的色拉、 三明治等. =>illus at salad 见salad之插图.
(b) [C] plant that produces this 黄瓜藤.
2 (idm 习语) cool as a cucumber => cool1.