🇬🇧🇨🇳 swede - 瑞典芜菁 : English Lesson

Meaning of "swede" ("瑞典芜菁"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A swede is a big, round vegetable with purple skin on the outside and yellow flesh on the inside. It grows in the ground like a potato and is also called a rutabaga. People cook it in soups, mash it like potatoes, or roast it for dinner.

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

I carved a swede like a pumpkin, and now it’s the world’s most confused-looking lantern.

I tried to juggle three swedes, but they all decided gravity was more fun than my talent show.

I put googly eyes on a swede, and suddenly nobody in the family wanted to eat him anymore.

When Mom said, “We’re having swede,” I thought she was inviting a person from Sweden to dinner.

My brother said he wouldn’t eat swede, so Dad turned it into smiley faces, and suddenly it was delicious.

At the market, Lena found a purple swede on a stall. She lifted the swede, felt its rough skin, and showed it to her son. He watched as she chopped the swede; golden flesh spilled a sweet scent. They cooked the swede together, then tasted warm bites and laughed—safe, full, proud of the small, odd swede.

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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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