C U 番茄，西红柿 a soft fleshy juicy red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable

　can ～　将西红柿制成罐头
　choose ～　挑选番茄
　grow ～　种西红柿
　red ～　红色的西红柿
　rotten ～　烂西红柿，坏蛋
　～ ketchup　番茄酱
　～ salad　番茄沙拉
　～ sauce　番茄酱
　～ soup　番茄汤
　a pound of ～es　一磅西红柿

　They planted tomato in the field this year.　他们今年在地里种的是西红柿。
　One tomato is enough in cooking the dish.　做这道菜一个西红柿就够了。
　You won't find any good tomatoes in that basket; they've been well picked over.　你在那只篮子里找不到好的西红柿了，好的已被挑走了。
　He picked over the tomatoes, looking for the ripest ones.　他把西红柿拿来仔细看，要挑选最熟的。
　The hard rain flattened the tomato plants.　暴雨把番茄秧打倒了。
　The drop in temperature frosted the tomato plants.　气温下降冻坏了番茄秧。
　My father potted up the young tomato plants.　父亲把这些西红柿嫩苗种在盆内。
　Early in April, just before a rain begins, broadcast tomato seeds. 　4月初第一场雨前，要把西红柿种子播下。
　Aunt put up a dozen cans of tomato sauce last fall.　去年秋天姑妈做了12瓶番茄酱。

　［词源］　西班牙语tomate（西红柿）