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#放空的英文怎麼說
Vegetable Idioms
美國生活用語之🥒蔬菜「vegetable」篇
中文的「植物人」其實就是從 vegetable 這個字而來
表達「放空」的英文，除了說 space out，也可以用這個字喔
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1⃣ vegetable
2⃣ vegetate
3⃣ veg out; be vegged out
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We’ve been talking a lot about vegetable idioms, but what about the word vegetable itself? Because vegetables are technically alive, but can’t move (or talk), 1⃣ the word is sometimes used to refer to someone who is paralyzed or in a coma. This informal term can be considered offensive though, so use with care. Ex: Tom was in a serious accident, and now he’s a vegetable.
到現在我們已經介紹了許多與蔬菜相關的美國生活用語，vegetable 這個字本身倒還沒介紹過。蔬菜算是有生命的，只是不能動也不能說話，所以vegetable 這個字也指「植物人」，指癱瘓或陷入昏迷的人。不過這個不正式用法有時候有會有歧視意味，要小心使用。如：Tom was in a serious accident, and now he’s a vegetable.（湯姆發生嚴重意外，現在是植物人。）
This sense of the word vegetable has also produced 2⃣ the verb “vegetate,” which means to sit around doing nothing or spacing out. Sounds like something a couch potato would do, right? Ex: I just spent all weekend vegetating on the couch.
上述定義也延伸出動詞 vegetate，指呆坐著啥也沒做或一直放空，聽起來跟couch potato的行為有點像吧。如：I just spent all weekend vegetating on the couch.（整個週末我都待在沙發放空。）
Another more colloquial expression with the same meaning Is 3⃣ “veg out.” Ex: Stop vegging out and do your homework! Veg out is also used in the adjectival form “vegged out.” Ex: When I got home, Anthony was vegged out in front of the TV.
同樣可以表達「放空」但更為口語的說法是 veg out，如：Stop vegging out and do your homework!（別再放空了，快寫功課！）veg out 這個動詞片語也可以用形容詞 vegged out 表達，如：When I got home, Anthony was vegged out in front of the TV.（我到家時，安東尼正坐在電視前發呆。）
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