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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- vinegar ['vɪnɪgər]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
醋
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1.
noun
[c/u]
醋
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- vinegar ['vɪnɪgə]
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1.
n
a sour-tasting liquid consisting of impure dilute acetic acid, made by oxidation of the ethyl alcohol in beer, wine, or cider. It is used as a condiment or preservative
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2.
n
sourness or peevishness of temper, countenance, speech, etc
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3.
n
[pharmacol]
a medicinal solution in dilute acetic acid
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4.
n
[US and Canadian]
[informal]
vitality
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to apply vinegar to
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6.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French vinaigre, from vin
wine + aigre sour, from Latin acer sharp
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1.
n
a sour-tasting liquid consisting of impure dilute acetic acid, made by oxidation of the ethyl alcohol in beer, wine, or cider. It is used as a condiment or preservative
Examples
- Some drip coffee makers require periodic cleansing with a solution of water and vinegar.
- 有些电热过滤咖啡机需要用水和醋定期清洗。
- 一坛醋
- a jar of vinegar → 坛
- 肉片要用黄酒、醋、酱油腌过再炸。
- Marinate the sliced pork in rice wine, vinegar and soy sauce before frying it. → 腌
- 这个酸辣汤真有味儿。
- This vinegar-pepper soup is so delicious. → 有味儿
- 糖和醋是做这道排骨汤的辅料。
- Sugar and vinegar are seasonings of this sparerib soup. → 辅料
- 她往面里滴了几滴高醋。
- She put several drops of top-quality vinegar into it. → 高醋
- 他正把袋里的醋灌装到瓶子里。
- He is pouring vinegar from a bag into a bottle. → 灌装
- 镇江出产的香醋在整个中国都很有名气。
- Vinegar produced in Zhenjing is well-known in China. → 香醋
- 乙酸不仅可以制醋, 还可用于制造其他工业的原料。
- Acetic acid can be made not only into vinegar but also other industrial materials. → 乙酸
- 他吃饺子时总是在醋中加一些芝麻油。
- He always adds some sesame oil into the vinegar while eating dumplings. → 芝麻油
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