carrot

英 ['kærət] 美 ['kærət]

解字：car+rot
定位：car汽车；rot腐烂
说文：一汽车腐烂变质的～。（菜贱伤农）

carrot 胡萝卜

词源同horn, 角。因形似动物角而得名。

carrot (n.): 1530s, from Middle French carrotte, from Latin carota, from Greek karoton "carrot," probably from PIE *kre-, from root *ker- (1) "horn, head" (see horn (n.)); so called for its horn-like shape. Originally white-rooted and a medicinal plant to the ancients, who used it as an aphrodisiac and to prevent poisoning. Not entirely distinguished from parsnips in ancient times. Reintroduced in Europe by Arabs c. 1100. The orange carrot, which existed perhaps as early as 6c., probably began as a mutation of the Asian purple carrot and was cultivated into the modern edible plant 16c.-17c. in the Netherlands. Thus the word is used as a color name but not before 1670s in English, originally of red hair.

1. The government is proclaiming a carrot-and-stick approach to the problem.: 对于这个问题，政府宣布要采取软硬两手应对。

2. Mix the meat with the onion, carrot, and some seasoning.: 把肉和洋葱、胡萝卜及一些佐料搅拌在一起。

3. Instead of snacking on crisps and chocolate, nibble on celery or carrot.: 不要把薯片和巧克力当零食来吃，要吃些芹菜和胡萝卜。

4. Higher education grants are a carrot with which to entice students.: 高等教育的助学金是吸引学生的诱惑物.

5. Arabian jam is also known as angels' hair preserve, or more prosaically as carrot jam.: 阿拉伯酱也被叫做天使秀发酱，或者更通俗点就是胡萝卜酱。