broccoli
A cool-season green vegetable belonging to the cabbage family, characterized by a thick stalk and large, flowering heads called florets. It is widely recognized as a superfood due to its high concentration of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Beispiele
3 von 5I usually steam some broccoli to go with our roast chicken dinner.
I usually steam some broccoli to go with our roast chicken dinner.
The nutritional analysis reveals that broccoli is an excellent source of vitamin C and dietary fiber.
The nutritional analysis reveals that broccoli is an excellent source of vitamin C and dietary fiber.
Ugh, my kid won't touch his broccoli unless I drown it in cheese sauce.
Ugh, my kid won't touch his broccoli unless I drown it in cheese sauce.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of broccoli as a 'miniature tree'—the two 'c's are the rounded branches, and the 'l' is the straight trunk.
Schnelles Quiz
To preserve the most nutrients, it is better to lightly steam the ___ rather than boiling it for a long time.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: broccoli
Beispiele
I usually steam some broccoli to go with our roast chicken dinner.
everydayI usually steam some broccoli to go with our roast chicken dinner.
The nutritional analysis reveals that broccoli is an excellent source of vitamin C and dietary fiber.
formalThe nutritional analysis reveals that broccoli is an excellent source of vitamin C and dietary fiber.
Ugh, my kid won't touch his broccoli unless I drown it in cheese sauce.
informalUgh, my kid won't touch his broccoli unless I drown it in cheese sauce.
Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli contain sulforaphane, which is being studied for its anti-carcinogenic properties.
academicCruciferous vegetables such as broccoli contain sulforaphane, which is being studied for its anti-carcinogenic properties.
The regional agriculture department discussed the new export tariffs on frozen broccoli shipments.
businessThe regional agriculture department discussed the new export tariffs on frozen broccoli shipments.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
eat your broccoli
eat your broccoli
a head of broccoli
a head of broccoli
chopped broccoli
chopped broccoli
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Broccolini is a hybrid vegetable with smaller florets and longer, thin stalks compared to the thick stalks of standard broccoli.
While related, cauliflower is typically white and has a milder, nuttier flavor than green broccoli.
Nutzungshinweise
Broccoli is generally used as an uncountable mass noun when referring to it as a food item, but it can be countable when referring to individual 'heads' or varieties.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often struggle with the spelling, frequently forgetting the double 'c' or incorrectly adding a double 'l'.
Merkhilfe
Think of broccoli as a 'miniature tree'—the two 'c's are the rounded branches, and the 'l' is the straight trunk.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Italian word 'broccoli', which is the plural form of 'broccolo', meaning the flowering crest of a cabbage.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In Western pop culture, broccoli is frequently depicted as the stereotypical vegetable that children refuse to eat in cartoons and sitcoms.
Schnelles Quiz
To preserve the most nutrients, it is better to lightly steam the ___ rather than boiling it for a long time.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: broccoli
Verwandtes Vokabular
Ähnliche Wörter
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
at
A1A preposition used to indicate a specific point, location, or position in space. It is also used to specify a particular point in time or a certain state or activity.
but
A1A coordinating conjunction used to connect two statements that contrast with each other. It is used to introduce an added statement that is different from what has already been mentioned.
his
A1This word is used to show that something belongs to or is associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned. It functions as both a possessive determiner used before a noun and a possessive pronoun used on its own.
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