🇬🇧🇨🇳 romaine - 长叶莴苣 : English Lesson

Meaning of "romaine" ("长叶莴苣"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Romaine is a kind of lettuce with long, crunchy green leaves that people often use in salads and sandwiches; it looks like a tall leafy plant and tastes fresh and crisp when you bite it.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The romaine in my fridge is older than my last three New Year’s resolutions.

The romaine in my taco rolled out like it was leaving a boring meeting.

I opened my lunchbox and the romaine looked fresher than I did on Monday morning.

If romaine could talk, it would probably yell, “Stop calling me just lettuce, I’m fancy!”

Romaine is the crunchy lettuce usually used in Caesar salads.

She bought a romaine at the market and held the long green leaves to the light. At home she rinsed the romaine, felt the crisp romaine stalk, tore romaine leaves into a bowl, and crunched a fresh romaine leaf. Her brother laughed, grabbed another leaf, and they ate the bright salad together.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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