1 N-UNCOUNT 肉末;切碎的肉 Mince is meat which has been cut into very small pieces using a machine. 肉末;切碎的肉 [mainly British]
in AM, use 美国英语用 ground beef, hamburger meat
2 VERB (用机器)切碎,绞碎,剁碎(肉等) If you mince food such as meat, you put it into a machine which cuts it into very small pieces. (用机器)切碎,绞碎,剁碎(肉等) [mainly British]
SYN cut, grind, crumble, dice
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 grind
3 VERB (尤指同性恋男子)迈着小碎步快走 If you say that someone, especially a homosexual man, minces somewhere, you mean that they walk there with quick small steps. (尤指同性恋男子)迈着小碎步快走 [disapproval]
4 PHRASE 说话转弯抹角;言语婉转 If you say that someone does not mince their words, you mean that they speak in a forceful and direct way, especially when saying something unpleasant to someone. 说话转弯抹角;言语婉转
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The doctors didn't mince their words, and predicted the worst.
医生直言相告,并做了最坏的预测。
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Never one to mince words, Carlie told her daughter that her looks were fading.
卡莉一向心直口快,告诉女儿说她的容颜正在衰老。
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