cucumber /'kju：kAmba (r); 'kjukAmbv/ n [C, U] (creeping plant with) long, green-skinned fleshy fruit, usu sliced and eaten in salads, or made into pickle. 胡瓜; 黃瓜 (藤類(lèi)植物，長(zhǎng)形，綠皮，通常切片做生菜食之, 或制丑菜) 。 the illus at vegetable. 參看 vegetable 之插圖。 as cool as a ~, unexcited; self-possessed. 冷靜的; 沉著的; 不激動(dòng)的。