lettuce

名词 lettuce:

1. informal terms for money
   同义词：boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
2. any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
3. leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa

1. I'd like roast beef with swiss cheese, tomato, and lettuce.
   我要烤牛肉加瑞士乳酪、蕃茄与莴苣。
2. I like the delicious salad of crisp lettuce and tomatos.
   我喜欢这种脆莴苣和番茄做的沙拉，很好吃。
3. I like to eat lettuce in summer, and so does my rabbit.
   我喜欢夏天吃莴苣，我的兔子也喜欢。

let.tuce

n.（名词）

Any of various plants of the genusLactuca, especially L. sativa, cultivated for their edible leaves.
莴苣：一种莴苣属 植物，尤指 莴苣 ，因叶可食用而培植
The leaves ofL. sativa, used especially in salads.
莴苣叶：莴苣 的叶子，尤用于做沙拉
Slang Paper money.
【俚语】 纸币

来源：
Middle English lettuse
中古英语 lettuse
from Old French laitues [pl. of] laitue
源自 古法语 laitues [] laitue的复数
from Latin lactôca
源自 拉丁语 lactôca
from lac lact- [milk (from its milky juice)] * see melg-
源自 lac lact- [乳（来源于其乳状汁）] *参见 melg-