spice
n
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(a) [C] any of various types of substance obtained from plants, with a strong taste and/or smell, used, esp in powder form, for flavouring food 香料(从植物中提取而得, 尤指粉状的)
Ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and cloves are common spices. 姜、 肉豆蔻、 肉桂、 胡椒、 丁香都是常用的香料.
(b) [U] such substances considered as a group 香料(总称): mixed spice 混合香料
too much spice in the cake 糕饼中香料太多
[attrib 作定语]
a spice jar 香料瓶.
2 [U] (fig 比喻) extra interest or excitement 额外的趣味或刺激性的事物
a story that lacks spice 乏味的故事
add a bit of spice to their marriage 给他们的婚姻增添了些微情趣. Cf 参看 salt 5. spice, v [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth)
1 add flavour to sth with spice 用香料给某物调味
Have you spiced this cake? 这蛋糕中加香料了吗?
He spiced the biscuits with cinnamon. 他在饼乾里加了肉桂.
2 (usu passive 通常用於被动语态) add (humour, etc) to give interest, variety, etc 加入(幽默成分等)以增添趣味、 新鲜感等
a boring life spiced with moments of intrigue 除了几件秘史点缀外枯燥无味的一生
His stories are spiced with humour. 他的小说里有很多幽默风趣的片断.
New York is built on a group of islands on the east coast of the USA at a point where several rivers flow into the ocean.
纽约市建立在美国东海岸的一群岛屿上,那儿是好几条河流入海的交汇点。
He could also hear night insects and the sound of waves on the shore.
他还能听到夜晚里昆虫的叫声和波浪拍击岸边的声音。
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.