onion (A2)
カタカナ: オニオン
IPA: /ˈʌnjən/
Meaning 1
A round vegetable with many layers, used as food in cooking.
意味: 料理に使われる、層状になった丸い野菜。
Examples / 例文
The recipe calls for one large onion, chopped. — レシピには大きな玉ねぎを1個、刻んで使うように書かれています。
She added a finely diced onion to the sauce. — 彼女はソースに細かく刻んだ玉ねぎを加えました。
Onions are a staple ingredient in many cuisines around the world. — 玉ねぎは世界中の多くの料理で欠かせない食材です。
Meaning 2: Figurative
Something with many layers or aspects, like a complex problem.
Examples / 例文
We need to peel back the layers of this onion to understand the root cause.
The political situation was a complex onion with no easy answers.
Each new discovery added another layer to the onion of the mystery.
Onion の日本語訳
Japanese translations of Onion:
How to Use Onion
- chop an onion (collocation)
- To cut an onion into small pieces. — "Please chop an onion for the soup."
- slice an onion (collocation)
- To cut an onion into thin, flat pieces. — "He learned how to slice an onion thinly for the salad."
- dice an onion (collocation)
- To cut an onion into very small cubes. — "You need to dice an onion finely for the salsa."
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