■作为植物的“卷心菜”，指“一棵洋白菜”“一棵卷心菜”，通常可数。如：

　　The cabbages germinated within a week. 白菜一星期内就发芽了。

　　He planted a row of cabbages. 他种植了一行洋白菜。

　　The cabbages were stored in the basement. 包心菜储藏在地下室里。

　　The leaves of a cabbage can be green, white or purple. 卷心菜的菜叶有绿色、白色或紫色的。

　　Two cabbages, three pounds of tomatoes and twelve oranges. 两棵白菜，3磅西红柿，12个桔子。

　　Given better attention, the cabbages could grow even faster. 白菜如照管得好会生长得更快。

　　■作为疏菜吃的(尤指切碎的或煮熟的)“卷心菜”“卷心菜叶”，不可数。如：

　　Mother often makes dumpling filling with cabbage. 妈妈常用卷心菜做饺子馅。

　　Finely chop the cabbage and cook it in boiling salted water. 把卷心菜切碎，放进沸腾的盐水中煮。

　　Coleslaw is a kind of salad made of finely chopped cabbage and mayonnaise. 克思罗沙拉是用切碎的圆白菜和蛋黄酱做成的。

　　【谚语】Some persons like to eat radishes, others prefer cabbages. 萝卜白菜各有所爱。