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juice

UK /dʒuːs/US /dʒuːs/

词源

源自中古英语 jus,来自古法语 jus,最终源自拉丁语 jus,意为'肉汁'或'汤'。

noun

❶ 从水果或蔬菜中榨取的液体,通常用于饮用或烹饪。可以是天然的或经过加工的。

“I like to drink orange juice in the morning.”

(我喜欢早上喝橙汁。)

“She made fresh apple juice from the apples in her garden.”

(她用花园里的苹果榨了新鲜的苹果汁。)

❶ 指动物的体液或植物的汁液,常用于生物学或烹饪中。

“The chef used the juice from the steak to make a sauce.”

(厨师用牛排的肉汁做了酱汁。)

“The plant's juice can be used as a natural dye.”

(这种植物的汁液可以用作天然染料。)

同义词:beverage, liquid, extract, nectar, sap

verb

❶ 从水果或蔬菜中榨取汁液,或指给某物添加汁液以增加风味。

“She juiced the lemons to make lemonade.”

(她榨了柠檬汁来做柠檬水。)

“We juiced the carrots in our new juicer.”

(我们用新榨汁机榨了胡萝卜汁。)

同义词:extract, squeeze, press, crush

常见短语

juice up — 给某物增加能量、活力或趣味性,使其更有吸引力或更有效。

“They juiced up the party with some great music.”

(他们用很棒的音乐让派对更有活力。)