名詞 onion
■若當(dāng)作一種植物看待,為可數(shù)名詞,指“一根洋蔥”“一個(gè)洋蔥頭”等.如：
The onions are beginning to sprout up.洋蔥正在抽芽.
There were stings of onions hanging on the wall.墻上掛著一串一串的洋蔥.
■若指作為菜吃的“洋蔥”“洋蔥頭”,有時(shí)可數(shù),有時(shí)不可數(shù).如：
(1) 可數(shù)用法：
Chop an onion finely.把洋蔥切細(xì).
Onions have a strong odor.洋蔥氣味刺鼻.
I like liver and onions for dinner.晚餐我喜歡吃肝和洋蔥.
Shall I use oil or butter for frying the onions?我用普通油還是黃油來(lái)炒洋蔥呢?
(2) 不可數(shù)用法：
The soup tastes of onion.這湯有洋蔥味.
There is too much onion in the salad.色拉里的洋蔥太多.
You’ve put too much onion in the salad.你的色拉中洋蔥太放多了.
名詞cabbage
■作為植物的“卷心菜”,指“一棵洋白菜”“一棵卷心菜”,通常可數(shù).如：
The cabbages germinated within a week.白菜一星期內(nèi)就發(fā)芽了.
He planted a row of cabbages.他種植了一行洋白菜.
The cabbages were stored in the basement.包心菜儲(chǔ)藏在地下室里.
The leaves of a cabbage can be green,white or purple.卷心菜的菜葉有綠色、白色或紫色的.
Two cabbages,three pounds of tomatoes and twelve oranges.兩棵白菜,3磅西紅柿,12個(gè)桔子.
Given better attention,the cabbages could grow even faster.白菜如照管得好會(huì)生長(zhǎng)得更快.
■作為疏菜吃的（尤指切碎的或煮熟的）“卷心菜”“卷心菜葉”,不可數(shù).如：
Mother often makes dumpling filling with cabbage.媽媽常用卷心菜做餃子餡.
Finely chop the cabbage and cook it in boiling salted water.把卷心菜切碎,放進(jìn)沸騰的鹽水中煮.
Coleslaw is a kind of salad made of finely chopped cabbage and mayonnaise.克思羅沙拉是用切碎的圓白菜和蛋黃醬做成的.
【諺語(yǔ)】Some persons like to eat radishes,others prefer cabbages.蘿卜白菜各有所愛.