The beets we had for supper were cubed instead of sliced.是什么意思？

The beets we had for supper were cubed instead of sliced.

我们晚餐吃的甜菜是切成立方块,而不是切成片.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

beets

n. 甜菜( beet的名词复数 )，<美>甜菜根，（因愤怒、难堪或觉得热而）脸红；

例句
In this enlargement, barley, alfalfa, and sugar beets can be differentiated.
在这张放大的照片上, 大麦, 苜蓿和甜菜都能被区分开.

we

pron. 我们，咱们，笔者，本人，朕，人们；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

supper

n. 晚饭，晚餐，夜点心，晚餐会；

例句
After supper he'd put his feet up and read. It was a pleasant prospect.
晚饭后他会支起双腿，歇一歇，看看书。那真是件很惬意的事情。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

cubed

[医]荜澄茄；

例句
Serve with cubed bread.
和小面包块一起食用。

instead

adv. 代替，顶替，反而，反倒；

例句
But instead of ending in agreement, the talks broke up in acrimony at the end of the week.
但是到这个周末，谈判非但没有达成协议反而在唇枪舌剑中不欢而散。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

sliced

刨切的；

例句
I usually buy sliced bread — it's less bother...
我通常都买切片面包——比较省事。