| 单词 | parsnip |
| 释义 | parsnip noun[CorU] uk/ˈpɑː.snɪp/us/ˈpɑːr.snɪp/alongcream-colouredrootof aplant,eatenas avegetable: 欧洲防风，欧洲萝卜boiled/roastedparsnips煮／烤欧洲萝卜  kgfoto/E+/GettyImages Types of vegetable
parsnip| American Dictionaryparsnip noun[C] us/ˈpɑr·snɪp/along, cream-coloredrooteatenas avegetable Examplesofparsnipparsnip So, it looks as if popularity butters the parsnips of management theory, and that popularity does not hinge on a robust evidence base. From theCambridge English Corpus Up till now it has been possible to find substitutes, like turnips, parsnips, swedes and similar vegetables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was brought up on the old-fashioned idea that "fine words butter no parsnips". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are only so many parsnips that one can know and love at any one time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not proposed to take similar action as regards parsnips, the stocks of which are already practically exhausted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an age-long saying in this country, hallowed by experience and proved by experience, that kind words butter no parsnips. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those are fine words, but as has been said already, fine words butter no parsnips. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Fine words; alas they have buttered no parsnips. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have suspended the use of one organophosphate compound on carrots and parsnips. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But words of good will do not, as they say in my part of the world, butter any parsnips. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The court "sells no parsnips"; the court does not pay the losses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a recognition that fine words butter no parsnips, and that there are practical difficulties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am afraid that in this case, as in so many others, fine words butter no parsnips. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Expressions of sympathy are ample and plentiful, but kind words butter no parsnips and promises of surveys feed no lambs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that parsnips are not buttered by good words. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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