| 单词 | aspic |
| 释义 | aspicFood, dish as·pic /ˈæspɪk/ noun [uncountableU] 1. DFFa clear brownish jelly in which cold meat is sometimes served 肉冻 2 preserve something in aspic British EnglishBrE if something has been preserved in aspic, it has not changed for a very long time 长期保持某物的原样 a part of town preserved in aspic for tourists 镇上为吸引游客而保持原样的一部分 Examples from the Corpus aspic• Evocative, yes, but don't think that today's Ireland is set in some quaint emerald aspic.• By the mid-1990s Northern Ireland had the feeling of a country in aspic.• He had time to think, time to become an old man in aspic, in sculptured soap, quaint and white.• A more elegant and courtly preparation was quail in aspic, often served with foie gras or truMes.• His head is perfect, tanned the shade of aspic, kept beautiful by concentration.• Pour in the cool saffron aspic as you go, layer by layer.• He had large dark eyes, like pears set in port wine aspic, deep pools in a thin, delicate face. (1700-1800) French “asp (= small snake)”; perhaps because the jelly was thought to look like a snake's skin |
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